Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis caused by Streptococcus bovis: case report and review of the literature
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a frequent and severe complication that occurs in patient with cirrhosis and ascites. It occurs in 10% to 30% of patients admitted to hospital. The organisms that cause SBP are predominantly enteric. Escherichia coli is the most frequent recovered pathogen,...
Main Authors: | Rosmari Hörner, Adenilde Salla, Loiva Otonelli de Oliveira, Nara Lucia Frasson Dal Forno, Roselene Alves Righi, Vanessa Oliveira Domingues, Fabiane Rigatti, Letícia Eichstaedt Mayer |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000300017&lng=en&tlng=en |
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