Forty consegutively admitted cirrhotic patients with Ascites and their
total protein in asciticfluid is lower than 15 gm/ L were selected from the
out patient clinic of Benha University Hospital. Patients were randomly
allocated to two groups, group I (20patients) included those patients undergoing
selective intestinal decontamination with norfloxacin (400 mg
twice daily for 7 days) Group II (20patients) which comprised the untreated
control.
This work is concerned with assessment of serum and ascitic fluid C3
& C4 levels in cirrhotic patients with ascites after selective intestinal decontamination
with norficocacin.
The mean level of C3 was significantly higher in group I who under going
selective intestinal decontamination than the untreated control group.
There was no significant variation in the mean level. of C4 between group
receiving norilcocacin therpy and control group. The mean level of total protein
in serum and ascitic ftuid was significantly higher in group I than the
untreated group.
It was found that the prevalence of hepatic encephalopathy and spontaneous
bacterial peritonitis was higher in untreated group. The organi- |
