title: Mycobacterium avium complex peritonitis in the setting of cirrhosis: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Mycobacterium avium complex is a rare cause of peritonitis. We report here the fourth case in the literature of MAC peritonitis associated with cirrhosis in the absence of AIDS, and discuss the possibility of different etiologies in persons with and without AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA. john.koeppe@uchsc.edu
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koeppe
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Belknap
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bessesen
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009162:Mycobacterium avium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents