Enterococcus gallinarum Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in an HCV Cirrhotic
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...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-87ecd9f730b64b00935b64e67d380ef72025-02-03T01:23:46ZengWileyCase Reports in Hepatology2090-65872090-65952015-01-01201510.1155/2015/898235898235Enterococcus gallinarum Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in an HCV CirrhoticHussein Abidali0Maheen Sheikh1Moustapha Abidali2Ali Abidali3Hamoudi S. Farraji4Andrew C. Berry5Department of Medicine, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USADepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USADepartment of Medicine, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USAMidwestern University, Glendale, AZ 85308, USAMidwestern University, Glendale, AZ 85308, USADepartment of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USAWe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/898235 |
| spellingShingle | Hussein Abidali Maheen Sheikh Moustapha Abidali Ali Abidali Hamoudi S. Farraji Andrew C. Berry Enterococcus gallinarum Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in an HCV Cirrhotic Case Reports in Hepatology |
| title | Enterococcus gallinarum Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in an HCV Cirrhotic |
| title_full | Enterococcus gallinarum Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in an HCV Cirrhotic |
| title_fullStr | Enterococcus gallinarum Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in an HCV Cirrhotic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enterococcus gallinarum Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in an HCV Cirrhotic |
| title_short | Enterococcus gallinarum Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in an HCV Cirrhotic |
| title_sort | enterococcus gallinarum spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in an hcv cirrhotic |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/898235 |
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