title: Secondary bacterial peritonitis due to Listeria monocytogenes after paracentesis.
abstract: Although it is a relatively rare cause of peritonitis, Listeria monocytogenes must be considered in cirrhotic patients with ascites and a suggestive clinical presentation. We believe this is the first report of a case of peritonitis due to L monocytogenes in a patient without sepsis, and the sixth reported case of bacterial peritonitis in a patient with cirrhosis.
authors.affiliation: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Siegfried
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Schubert
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001201:Ascites / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008088:Listeriosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014465:Ultrasonics; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents