Peritonitis involving Capnocytophaga ochracea.
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, due to Capnocytophaga ochracea, developed in a 65-year-old alcoholic patient with extensive cirrhosis and ascites. Previously reported human infections with this organism have included peridontal diseases, septicemia, and arthritis. This is the first report of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis associated with Capnocytophaga species.
D000368:Aged; D001201:Ascites / Q000150:complications; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D002206:Capnocytophaga / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D041964:Cytophagaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology*