Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis due to Lactobacillus paracasei in Cirrhosis
Lactobacillus species colonize the human gastrointestinal tract and are rarely pathogenic. We present a case involving a cirrhotic patient who presented with sepsis and was found to have peritoneal cultures demonstrating Lactobacillus as the sole pathogen concerning for spontaneous bacterial periton...
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Main Authors: | Emily Harding-Theobald, Bharat Maraj |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2018-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5714053 |
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