1.
J Clin Pathol
; 63(9): 835-6, 2010 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20671045
ABSTRACT
A case of Listeria monocytogenes induced spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is reported in a patient with primary biliary cirrhosis. It is an indolent illness and may not show a neutrophil reaction in peritoneal fluid. Enrichment broth was required to isolate L monocytogenes in the patient. This is not routinely used in the UK and therefore isolates may be missed. L monocytogenes remains sensitive to ampicillin, penicillin and gentamicin, but is resistant to cephalosporin antibiotics. The rising incidence of listeriosis in the population suggests that the incidence of SBP from L monocytogenes is likely to increase.
Subject(s)
Listeriosis/diagnosis , Peritonitis/microbiology , Aged , Ascitic Fluid/microbiology , Bacteriological Techniques/methods , Culture Media , False Negative Reactions , Fatal Outcome , Female , Humans , Listeria monocytogenes/isolation & purification , Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary/complications
2.
Postgrad Med J
; 86(1016): 321-2, 2010 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20547596