Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to Brucella melitensis


ERBAY A., BODUR H., AKINCI E., Çolpan A., Çevik M. A.

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, cilt.35, sa.3, ss.196-197, 2003 (Scopus)

Özet

Peritonitis is an extremely rare complication of brucellosis. A case is reported of blood and ascitic culture-proven spontaneous bacterial peritonitis caused by Brucella melitensis, in a patient who had also cirrhosis.