Spontaneous pneumococcal peritonitis diagnosed by qPCR

Pneumococcal Peritonitis

Pneumococcal Peritonitis

now made. In the afternoon the abdomen was opened below the umbilicus; the peritoneal cavity contained a fair amount of sero-purulent fluid, and the intestines were intensely congested and coated with thick lymph. The appendix shared in the general inflammation and it was removed; the tubes and ovaries examined?the left ovary was slightly enlarged and cystic. A careful search was next made of t...

diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in children by reagent strips.

this study was aimed to evaluate the efficacy of dipstick tests (leukocyte esterase and nitrite) in diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (sbp) in cirrhotic patients. forty six children with ascites hospitalized between 2009 and 2010 in children medical center were enrolled in this study. reagent strip assays for leukocyte esterase and nitrite were performed on ascetic fluid and the re...

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis caused by Pasteurella ureae.

Pasteurella ureae is uncommonly isolated from patients and rarely causes disease. The case of a patient with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis caused by P. ureae is described and contrasted with other reported cases of P. ureae colonization and infection. Respiratory colonization has been described in older patients, predominantly men, with underlying lung disease consisting principally of bron...

Spontaneous peritonitis caused by Enterococcus faecium.

Three cases of spontaneous peritonitis caused by Enterococcus faecium are presented. The underlying condition was alcoholic cirrhosis in each case. This enterococcal species has never before been reported as a cause of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Two patients responded to therapy. The development of enterococcal peritonitis and the cases documented in the literature are briefly reviewed....