title: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis with Pasteurella multocida in cirrhosis: case report and review of literature.
abstract: Most Pasteurella multocida human infections involve skin and soft tissues and invariably develop after a bite or a scratch from a dog or a cat. However, other infections with this organism occur infrequently. Enteric microorganisms are the common cause of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). We report a case of SBP in a cirrhotic patient from P. multocida. English literature (Pubmed) review revealed 12 adult cases of SBP in cirrhotic patients with P multocida. Nine patients were exposed to animals, though a break in the skin or a bite was not reported in each case. The SBP was fatal in four of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Huron Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Health System, Cleveland, OH 44112, USA.
authors.forename: Ila
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tamaskar
authors.forename: Keyvan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ravakhah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002415:Cats; D002648:Child; D004285:Dogs; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents