Editorial
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World J Clin Cases. Dec 16, 2023; 11(35): 8242-8246
Published online Dec 16, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i35.8242
Antibiotic treatment in cirrhotic patients
Marco Fiore, Sebastiano Leone
Marco Fiore, Department of Women, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples 80138, Italy
Sebastiano Leone, Division of Infectious Diseases, San Giuseppe Moscati” Hospital, Avellino 83100, Italy
Author contributions: Fiore M and Leone S contributed to the manuscript equally.
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Corresponding author: Marco Fiore, MD, Academic Fellow, Doctor, Professor, Department of Women, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Piazza Miraglia 2, Naples 80138, Italy. marco.fiore@hotmail.it
Received: November 3, 2023
Peer-review started: November 3, 2023
First decision: November 22, 2023
Revised: November 23, 2023
Accepted: December 5, 2023
Article in press: December 5, 2023
Published online: December 16, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: In this editorial, we comment on the article by Liakina: “Antibiotic resistance in patients with liver cirrhosis: Prevalence and current approach to tackle” (World J Clin Cases 2023, 11: 7530-7542). Our focus is on the unresolved pitfalls in diagnosing and treating cirrhotic patients with an examination of the frequency of antibiotic-resistant isolates, a brief outline of resistance mechanisms in the most common causative agents, and a list of antibiotic drug options that are currently approved.