title: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to Plesiomonas shigelloides.
abstract: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is a well known complication in cirrhotic patients with ascites. The etiological spectrum is broad. We report a case of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to Plesiomonas shigelloides.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Getafe University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Alcañiz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: de Cuenca Morón
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gómez Rubio
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Martínez Albares
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garcia Alvarez
mesh_terms: D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016981:Plesiomonas
chemical_list: D002439:Cefotaxime