Spontaneouse bacterial peritonitis from Streptococcus salivarius in a compromised host

Journal of Infection

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 197-198

  Peterson, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; INTERFERON; LACTULOSE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NORFLOXACIN; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RIBAVIRIN; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; GRANULOCYTE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; PARACENTESIS; PERITONEAL FLUID; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; ADDICTION; ASCITES FLUID; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOGENICITY; PERITONITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ASCITIC FLUID; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0036771736     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(02)91034-0     Document Type: Article

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