Listeria monocytogenes as a cause of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a rare entity
Listeria is an uncommon cause of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in the United States. Listeria should be suspected as a cause of SBP when the patient has diphtheria-like organisms on ascitic/blood cultures, iron overload/hemochromatosis, exposure to farm animals, or poor response to empiric...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Greater Baltimore Medical Center
2015-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/26153/pdf_27 |