[Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes]. / Peritonitis bacteriana espontánea por Listeria monocytogenes.
Gastroenterol Hepatol
; 21(10): 489-91, 1998 Dec.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9927795
We present a 68 year old male with alcoholic cirrhosis that was admitted with abdominal pain and fever. Hepatocarcinoma and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis by Listeria monocytogenes was diagnosed. The patient was treated with ampicillin and tobramycin during 25 days following a favorable course although ascitic fluid remained abnormal during 21 days. It is noted the rarity of Listeria as a cause of bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients although they are immunodeficient. It is also important to establish the etiological origin because standard treatment of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is cefotaxime and Listeria is resistant to this antibiotic. The 66% of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis secondary to Listeria monocytogenes infection in cirrhotic patients has been reported in Spain and this might be due to a higher incidence of human listeriosis in this country.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Peritonitis
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Listeriosis
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Gastroenterol Hepatol
Año:
1998
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
España