Enterococcus gallinarum Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in an HCV Cirrhotic
Joint Authors
Berry, Andrew C.
Abidali, Hussein
Sheikh, Maheen
Abidali, Moustapha
Abidali, Ali
Farraji, Hamoudi S.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We present the case of a 60-year-old Caucasian male with history of hepatitis C viral cirrhosis with portosystemic encephalopathy and ascites with evidence of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) with absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of 944 cells/µL blood.
Despite adequate treatment, the abdominal pain and elevated creatinine continued to persist.
Initial ascites fluid cultures returned back positive for growth of Enterococcus gallinarum.
Empiric antibiotics were then substituted with ampicillin/sulbactam.
Our case of Enterococcus gallinarum causing SBP is only the seventh case reported in the literature to date.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abidali, Hussein& Sheikh, Maheen& Abidali, Moustapha& Abidali, Ali& Farraji, Hamoudi S.& Berry, Andrew C.. 2015. Enterococcus gallinarum Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in an HCV Cirrhotic. Case Reports in Hepatology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abidali, Hussein…[et al.]. Enterococcus gallinarum Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in an HCV Cirrhotic. Case Reports in Hepatology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Abidali, Hussein& Sheikh, Maheen& Abidali, Moustapha& Abidali, Ali& Farraji, Hamoudi S.& Berry, Andrew C.. Enterococcus gallinarum Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in an HCV Cirrhotic. Case Reports in Hepatology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058668
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058668
