Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis with Sepsis Caused by Enterococcus hirae
Journal of Korean Medical Science
;
: 1598-1600, 2012.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Selective intestinal decontamination (SID) with norfloxacin has been widely used for the prophylaxis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) because of a high recurrence rate and preventive effect of SID for SBP. However, it does select resistant gut flora and may lead to SBP caused by unusual pathogens such as quinolone-resistant gram-negative bacilli or gram-positive cocci. Enterococcus hirae is known to cause infections mainly in animals, but is rarely encountered in humans. We report the first case of SBP by E. hirae in a cirrhotic patient who have previously received an oral administration of norfloxacin against SBP caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae and presented in septic shock.
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Main subject:
Peritonitis
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Ascitic Fluid
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Administration, Oral
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
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Enterococcus
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Sepsis
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Ampicillin
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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