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BACKGROUND: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the most prevalent bacterial infection in patients with cirrhosis. Although studies from Europe have reported significant rates of resistance to third‐generation cephalosporins, there are limited SBP‐specific data from centres in North America.
Jennifer Chaulk +7 more
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BACKGROUND: There are data suggesting a link between proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use and the development of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in cirrhotic patients with ascites; however, these data are controversial. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the use of PPIs in cirrhotic patients with ascites is associated with an increased risk for SBP ...
Mélissa Ratelle +3 more
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Primary Peritonitis due to Group A Streptococcus in a Previously Healthy Pediatric Patient
Primary peritonitis remains a rare disease in otherwise healthy children, with group A Streptococcus (GAS) being a particularly unusual cause. A case involving a 14‐year‐old girl, who presented with an ‘acute abdomen’ and was taken to the operating room for urgent laparoscopy, is reported.
R Holden, A Wilmer, T Kollman
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Estudaram-se as características macroscópicas, bioquímicas e citológicas do líquido peritoneal de equinos submetidos a um modelo experimental de obstrução intestinal em 24 animais, distribuídos em grupos: de controle instrumentado (GI), de obstrução do ...
P.A. Di Filippo +4 more
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Peritonite piogranulomatosa por Nocardia concava em cão - relato de caso [PDF]
RESUMO Nocardiose é causada por bactérias do gênero Nocardia do subgrupo Actinomycetos, que são Gram-positivas aeróbicas, filamentosas e podem apresentar ramificações.
Y.P.A. Trevisan +11 more
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Should Albumin Be Used in All Patients with Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis?
Patients with cirrhosis who develop spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) have been reported to experience a high incidence of renal impairment and mortality. Renal dysfunction is possibly related to altered systemic hemodynamics that leads to decreased effective arterial blood volume.
Neeraj Narula +2 more
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Nous rapportons ici un cas de péritonite à Raoultella planticola multisensible chez un patient immunodéprimé en dialyse péritonéale automatisée. Le patient avait travaillé à l’ensablement d’une piste équestre 48 heures auparavant. L’évolution clinique et
Valentine Gillion +3 more
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BACKGROUND: Most studies exclude patients with severe coagulation disorders or those taking anticoagulants when evaluating the outcomes of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). OBJECTIVE: To investigate complications and risk factors of PEG in a large clinical series including patients undergoing antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy.
Hans-Jürgen Richter-Schrag +5 more
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La péritonite secondaire est fréquemment rapportée dans la littérature. Les causes sont multiples. Nous rapportons un cas d'une perforation iléale par une cause exceptionnelle. Il s'agit d'une perforation iléale par un corps étranger lors de la réduction
Mohamed Moez Kammoun +4 more
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Pneumococcal Peritonitis: Still with Us and Likely to Increase in Importance
BACKGROUND: Pneumococcal peritonitis is uncommon and poorly understood. METHODS: As part of a five‐year study (2000 to 2004) of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in Alberta, all cases of peritonitis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae were reviewed and compared with all other cases of IPD.
Darcy C Waisman +4 more
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