title: Fatal Nocardia cyriacigeorgica spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
abstract: We report the first case of fatal spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and fulminant hepatitis caused by Nocardia cyriacigeorgica in a patient with hepatitis C-related liver cirrhosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Perth, Australia.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Perth, Australia.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Aung
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Perth, Australia ; Department of Microbiology, Pathwest Laboratory Medicine QEII Medical Centre Perth, Australia.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Pathwest Laboratory Medicine QEII Medical Centre Perth, Australia.
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Arthur
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Perth, Australia ; Department of Microbiology, Pathwest Laboratory Medicine QEII Medical Centre Perth, Australia ; University of Western Australia Perth, Australia.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Murray
keywords: Liver cirrhosis; Nocardia cyriacigeorgica; spontaneous bacterial peritonitis