2020
Diagnosing peritoneal tuberculosis
Koff A, Azar MM. Diagnosing peritoneal tuberculosis. BMJ Case Reports 2020, 13: e233131. PMID: 32033999, PMCID: PMC7035809, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-233131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeritoneal tuberculosisEmpiric anti-tuberculous therapyPositive QuantiFERON-TB GoldAnti-tuberculous therapyPresence of ascitesQuantiFERON-TB GoldWorse clinical outcomesLow-incidence regionsAscitic adenosine deaminaseInflammatory ascitesPeritoneal thickeningAbdominal painDecompensated cirrhosisLiver transplantationExtrapulmonary tuberculosisRadiographic responseAntibiotic therapyClinical outcomesTuberculosisIncidence regionDiagnosisMycobacterial testingItalian malesAdenosine deaminaseCirrhosis
2015
Are Nectarines to Blame? A Case Report and Literature Review of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Due to Listeria monocytogenes.
How J, Azar MM, Meyer JP. Are Nectarines to Blame? A Case Report and Literature Review of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Due to Listeria monocytogenes. Connecticut Medicine 2015, 79: 31-6. PMID: 25960571, PMCID: PMC4423821.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisBacterial peritonitisRisk factorsEnd-stage liver diseaseFoodborne outbreaksPatient risk factorsThird-generation cephalosporinsIntrinsic resistanceListeria peritonitisDeadly complicationLiver diseaseUnusual causeCase reportParticular management challengeSBP treatmentEpidemiologic investigationsListeria monocytogenesNonenteric organismsPeritonitisFuture episodesExposure riskLiterature reviewOutbreakCirrhosisAscites