Sensitivity of diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is higher with the automated cell count method

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Nov 27, 2024 (publication date) through Nov 6, 2024

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World Journal of Hepatology

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World J Hepatol. Nov 27, 2024; 16(11): 1265-1281
Published online Nov 27, 2024. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v16.i11.1265

Table 11 Microbiological characteristics of positive-spontaneous bacterial peritonitis cases, n (%)

	Positive-SBP (n = 33)
Origin of infection
Community-acquired	18 (55)
Healthcare-associated	11 (33)
Nosocomial	4 (12)
Cultures
Blood or urine culture taken	22 (67)
Blood or urine culture, same bacteria	8 (24)
Bacteria isolated
E. coli	18 (55)
Enterococcus faecium	8 (24)
Enterococcus faecalis	3 (9)
Klebsiella pneumoniae	1 (3)
S aureus	1 (3)
Streptococcus agalactie	1 (3)
Clostridium innocuum	1 (3)
Empirical antibiotic used
Piperacillin/tazobactam	15 (46)
meropenem	6 (18)
Levofloxacin	4 (12)
Co-amoxiclav	4 (12)
Teicoplanin	2 (6)
Tigecycline	1 (3)
Flucoxacillin	1 (3)

SBP: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.

Citation: Acevedo-Haro JG, Mohamed W, Moodley P, Bendall O, Bennett K, Keelty N, Chan S, Waddy S, Hosking J, Thomas W, Tilley R. Sensitivity of diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is higher with the automated cell count method. World J Hepatol 2024; 16(11): 1265-1281
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v16/i11/1265.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v16.i11.1265