Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis caused by Brucella melitensis

Gencer S., Ozer S.

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.35, sa.5, ss.341-343, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00365540310000238
  • Dergi Adı: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.341-343
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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.