title: Spontaneous group B Salmonella enteritidis peritonitis in cirrhotic ascites and acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
abstract: Salmonella represents an infrequent cause of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic ascites. A cirrhotic patient, an alcoholic and former intravenous drug abuser, developed spontaneous group B Salmonella enteritidis (undetermined serotype) bacterial peritonitis. The isolation of this pathogen, a common cause of bacteremia in acquired immune deficiency syndrome, led to the serological determination of infection with human immune deficiency virus (HIV).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Veterans Administration Medical Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smiley
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Jeffers
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Schiff
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology*; D012480:Salmonella Infections; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis