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. 2021 Aug 18;12(2):336–342. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2021.08.010

Table 2.

Showing Follow-up Events of Patients on SBP Prophylaxis.

Events on follow-up Primary Prophylaxis Secondary Prophylaxis
Rifaximin n = 28 Norfloxacin n = 29 P-value Rifaximin n = 26 Norfloxacin n = 33 P-value
SBP 4 (14%) 7 (24%) 0.55 2 (7%) 13 (39%) 0.004
HE 9 (32.1%) 10 (34.5%) 0.81 6 (23.1%) 17 (51.5%) 0.02
AKI 5 (17%) 7 (24%) 0.51 4 (15.4%) 9 (27%) 0.35
VH 3 (10.7%) 3 (10.3%) 1 4 (15.4%) 1 (3%) 0.15
Mortality 8 (28.6%) 6 (20.74%) 0.49 7 (28.6%) 12 (26.9%) 0.27

SBP, Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; HE, Hepatic encephalopathy; AKI, Acute Kidney Injury; VH, Variceal hemorrhage.