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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| author | Bilal Shaikh Ranjan Pathak Naba Raj Mainali Shobhit Gupta |
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| description | 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 therapy within 48–72 h. Diagnosis of SBP is made if the ascitic fluid shows polymorphonuclear cell count >250 cells/mm3 without an intra-abdominal source of infection. Ampicillin with or without an aminoglycoside is the treatment of choice. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is recommended for prophylaxis in patients with a previous episode of Listeria SBP. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cc62a62f23f443bdba37622a9925c3d12023-01-02T00:47:05ZengGreater Baltimore Medical CenterJournal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives2000-96662015-02-01511310.3402/jchimp.v5.2615326153Listeria monocytogenes as a cause of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a rare entityBilal Shaikh0Ranjan Pathak1Naba Raj Mainali2Shobhit Gupta3Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USAListeria 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 therapy within 48–72 h. Diagnosis of SBP is made if the ascitic fluid shows polymorphonuclear cell count >250 cells/mm3 without an intra-abdominal source of infection. Ampicillin with or without an aminoglycoside is the treatment of choice. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is recommended for prophylaxis in patients with a previous episode of Listeria SBP.http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/26153/pdf_27Listeria monocytogenesspontaneous bacterial peritonitiscirrhosisampicillin |
| spellingShingle | Bilal Shaikh Ranjan Pathak Naba Raj Mainali Shobhit Gupta Listeria monocytogenes as a cause of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a rare entity Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives Listeria monocytogenes spontaneous bacterial peritonitis cirrhosis ampicillin |
| title | Listeria monocytogenes as a cause of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a rare entity |
| title_full | Listeria monocytogenes as a cause of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a rare entity |
| title_fullStr | Listeria monocytogenes as a cause of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a rare entity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Listeria monocytogenes as a cause of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a rare entity |
| title_short | Listeria monocytogenes as a cause of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a rare entity |
| title_sort | listeria monocytogenes as a cause of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis a rare entity |
| topic | Listeria monocytogenes spontaneous bacterial peritonitis cirrhosis ampicillin |
| url | http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/26153/pdf_27 |
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