Annals of Hepatology (Mar 2015)

Enterococcus casseliflavus and Enterococcus gallinarum as causative agents of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

  • Janaína Luz Narciso-Schiavon, M.D., Ph.D.,
  • Ariane Borgonovo,
  • Paula Couto Marques,
  • Débora Tonon,
  • Emilia Tiemi Oshiro Bansho,
  • Dariana Carla Maggi,
  • Esther Buzaglo Dantas-Corrêa,
  • Leonardo de Lucca Schiavon

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 2
pp. 270 – 272

Abstract

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Infection by multidrug resistant bacteria is arousing as a relevant issue among hospitalized subjects and is of particular interest in patients with cirrhosis given the frequent use of broad spectrum antibiotics and their altered immune response. We report the first case report of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) caused by Enterococcus casseliflavus and the sixth case of SBP caused by Enterococcus gallinarum.

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