title: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis caused by Brucella melitensis.
abstract: This report presents a case of blood and ascitic fluid culture-proven spontaneous bacterial peritonitis caused by Brucella melitensis in a 67-y-old male with congestive heart failure. Ten cases of reported previously brucella peritonitis are reviewed, 3 of which were ascitic fluid culture negative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. segencer@turk.net
authors.forename: Serap
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gençer
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozer
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents