Brucella: a rare causative agent of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
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| ID: sea-64760
ABSTRACT
We report a 54-year-old woman with hepatitis B-related chronic liver disease with ascites who developed spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Blood and fluid cultures grew Brucella; the patient was working at an animal husbandry till one year ago. She responded to therapy with streptomycin and tetracycline.
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Main subject:
Peritonitis
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Brucellosis
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Female
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Humans
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Hepatitis B, Chronic
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Animals
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Middle Aged
Language:
English
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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