Study on Ascitic Fluid Culture and Antimicrobial Sensitivity Profile in Cirrhotic Patients admitted in a Medical College Hospital
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| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-187202
ABSTRACT
Background:
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is a fatal complication of liver cirrhosis. Ascitic fluid culture is positive in half of the cases. Materials andmethods:
The present cross-sectional study was conducted upon the patients admitted in Medicine ward of VIMS, Pawapuri. Bacterial examination of ascitic fluid, culture and antibiotic sensitivity was done.Results:
47.2% of SBP cases were culture positive. E. coli (46.2%), Klebsiella (26.9%), Acinetobacter (7.7%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (3.8%) were the common organisms isolated.Conclusion:
As half of SBP cases have positive culture, ascitic fluid culture and antibiotic sensitivity testing is essential in such cases.
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Indice:
IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Type d'étude:
Étude observationnelle
Année:
2019
Type:
Article
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