Spontaneous peritonitis of cirrhosis due to Campylobacter fetus.

Gastroenterology ·Vol. 71 ·No. 2 ·1976-08-00 ·Pages 311-3

Targan SR, Chow AW, Guze LB

Abstract

An unusual case of spontaneous peritonitis of cirrhosis associated with Campylobacter fetus is reported. This microaerophilic gram-negative bacillus has been increasingly associated with human disease recently, particularly in patients with cirrhosis. The infection is characteristically relapsing in nature and requires protracted antimicrobial therapy.

MeSH Terms

Alcoholism/complications Ascitic Fluid/microbiology Bacteriological Techniques Campylobacter/isolation & purification Campylobacter fetus/drug effects,isolation & purification Clindamycin/therapeutic use Drug Therapy, Combination Gentamicins/therapeutic use Humans Liver Cirrhosis/complications,etiology Male Microbial Sensitivity Tests Middle Aged Peritonitis/drug therapy,microbiology

Chemicals

Gentamicins Clindamycin

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Targan S R

Chow A W

Guze L B

Article Info

Journal

Gastroenterology

Abbr.

Gastroenterology

ISSN

0016-5085

Published

1976-08-00

Pages

311-3

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0374630

Subset

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