Clostridium Perfringens as a Rare Cause of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis.
ascites
clostridium perfringens
gram positive bacteria
prophylactic antibiotics
spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2024
Sep 2024
Historique:
accepted:
31
08
2024
medline:
2
10
2024
pubmed:
2
10
2024
entrez:
2
10
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a serious complication in individuals with liver cirrhosis and ascites. In this case report, we present an unusual cause of SBP in loculated ascites caused by an uncommon bacterium,
Identifiants
pubmed: 39355482
doi: 10.7759/cureus.68363
pmc: PMC11443477
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e68363Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2024, Canahuati Escobar et al.
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Human subjects: Consent was obtained or waived by all participants in this study. Conflicts of interest: In compliance with the ICMJE uniform disclosure form, all authors declare the following: Payment/services info: All authors have declared that no financial support was received from any organization for the submitted work. Financial relationships: All authors have declared that they have no financial relationships at present or within the previous three years with any organizations that might have an interest in the submitted work. Other relationships: All authors have declared that there are no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work.