Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Caused by Listeria monocytogenes Associated with Ascitic Fluid Lymphocytosis: A Case Report and Review of Current Empiric Therapy

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a potentially deadly complication of ascites. We describe a case of SBP caused by Listeria monocytogenes in a patient with alcoholic cirrhosis. This was associated with the unusual finding of ascitic fluid lymphocytosis, which previously had only been assoc...

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Main Authors: Todd Yecies, Sanae Inagami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/832457
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