Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP)

Diagnosis and management of SBP in cirrhosis.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
HepatologyInfectious Diseases

Clinical Guidelines

Cirrhosis in over 16s: assessment and management (NICE guideline NG50)
National
CKS: Cirrhosis - Management
National
EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of patients with decompensated cirrhosis
National
EASL clinical practice guidelines on the management of ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and hepatorenal syndrome in cirrhosis
National
NICE guideline NG50: Cirrhosis in over 16s: assessment and management
National
NICE guideline NG50: Cirrhosis in over 16s: assessment and management
National
Asia–Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) clinical practice guidelines on spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Local
Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Ascites, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, and Hepatorenal Syndrome in Cirrhosis: 2021 Practice Guidance by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Local
EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of patients with decompensated cirrhosis
Local
EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of patients with decompensated cirrhosis
Local
EASL clinical practice guidelines on the management of ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and hepatorenal syndrome in cirrhosis
Local
Evidence review for the use of antibiotics to prevent spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in people with cirrhosis and ascites (NICE guideline NG50)
Local