From October 1998 to August 2003, a total of 106 patients whose ascitic fluid cultures had tested positive were studied. They discovered that 32 cases of SBP were caused in-hospital, and 74 were acquired in the community.
Entre octubre de 1998 y agosto de 2003, estudiaron un total de 106 pacientes con cultivos positivos de líquido ascítico y descubrieron que 32 casos de PBE fueron causados por un foco en el hospital y 74 adquiridos en la comunidad.