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Listerial Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis. Cureus 2022 Feb;14(2):e22051

Date

03/29/2022

Pubmed ID

35340468

Pubmed Central ID

PMC8915950

DOI

10.7759/cureus.22051

Abstract

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a severe complication of ascites often seen in advanced hepatic disease that is most commonly caused by Gram-negative bacilli. Here, we report a rare case of Listeria monocytogenes SBP, diagnosed by peritoneal fluid culture and responsive to ampicillin, in a patient with portal hypertension secondary to nodular regenerative hyperplasia. Because Listeria species are resistant to empiric SBP therapies and delays in treatment have been associated with increased mortality, they must be considered in high-risk patients.

Author List

Samant S, Uyemura B, Sarbagya P, Jha P

Author

Pinky Jha MD Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin