title: An unusual cause of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to Campylobacter fetus with alcoholic liver cirrhosis.
abstract: A 40-year-old man with severe alcoholic liver cirrhosis with a 2-day history of fatigue and abdominal pain was admitted. He reported eating sushi and sliced raw chicken a few days previously. His abdomen was distended, with shifting dullness. Based on the patient's history, physical examination and the results of abdominocentesis, he was diagnosed as having spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; blood and ascitic fluid cultures were positive for Campylobacter fetus. The patient was started on treatment with cefotaxime, which was switched after 1 week to ampicillin for an additional 3 weeks. The patient was successfully treated with the 4-week course of intravenous antibiotic therapy.
authors: Department of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Rakuwakai Otowa Hospital, Kyoto, Japan. hatayoshiyoshi@gmail.com
authors: Yoshiro
authors: Y
authors: Hadano
authors: Hiroyoshi
authors: H
authors: Iwata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed