Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis with a very high leukocyte count in ascitic fluid caused by Haemophilus influenzae

We report on a case of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) due to Haemophilus influenzae (H. influenzae) in an elderly patient with alcoholic cirrhosis. The patient presented with a 5 day history of fever, cough, and fatigue. Abdominal paracentesis revealed a very high neutrophil count (134,800...

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Autores principales: Saadi, Tarek, Khoury, Safie, Veitsman, Ella, Baruch, Yaacov, Raz-Pasteur, Ayelet
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3751378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23983486
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S49658

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3751378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23983486
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S49658

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