Spontaneous Arizona hinshawii peritonitis in cirrhosis with ascites

Arizona hinshawii, a gram-negative enteric pathogen, causes serious infections in fowl, reptiles, and other animals. In humans, gastroenteritis, enteric fever, septicemia, and localized infections due to Arizona have occurred. There are no previous reports of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis second...

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Published inGastroenterology (New York, N.Y. 1943) Vol. 81; no. 2; p. 349
Main Authors Lindsay, K L, Canawati, H N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.1981
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Ascites - complications
Bile - microbiology
Female
Gentamicins - therapeutic use
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic - complications
Peritonitis - drug therapy
Peritonitis - etiology
Salmonella arizonae - isolation & purification
Salmonella Infections - drug therapy
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Summary:Arizona hinshawii, a gram-negative enteric pathogen, causes serious infections in fowl, reptiles, and other animals. In humans, gastroenteritis, enteric fever, septicemia, and localized infections due to Arizona have occurred. There are no previous reports of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis secondary to Arizona, however. We report here a case of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to Arizona occurring in a patient with cirrhosis of the alcoholic type. The patient was treated with a 10-day course of gentamicin, and although she improved clinically, Arizona was cultured from the blood and bile postmortem.
ISSN:0016-5085
DOI:10.1016/S0016-5085(81)80069-8