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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Main Authors: | Hussein Abidali, Maheen Sheikh, Moustapha Abidali, Ali Abidali, Hamoudi S. Farraji, Andrew C. Berry |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2015-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Hepatology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/898235 |
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