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