Open AccessA CASE REPORT OF SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS AND CAUSATIVE AGENTS
Author(s) -
G. Swetha,
V.V. Shailaja,
Sanjay Rao,
K. Nagamani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advanced research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5407
DOI - 10.21474/ijar01/13155
Subject(s) - medicine , vomiting , peritonitis , antibiogram , spontaneous bacterial peritonitis , enterococcus faecalis , antibiotics , metronidazole , microbiology and biotechnology , abdominal pain , linezolid , constipation , gastroenterology , drug resistance , vancomycin , antibiotic resistance , ascites , bacteria , biology , genetics , staphylococcus aureus
Case Findings: A 55yr male patient presented with complaints of pain abdomen, vomiting, constipation, & weight loss. Aim And Objectives:To isolate the causative agent, empiric therapy and antibiogram. Methods: Ascitic fluid was sent for grams stain & culture sensitivity. The fluid was centrifuged and the sediment used for making grams stain & processed according to the standard protocols Result:The organism was identified as Enterococcus faecalis and antibiogram obtained which was sensitive to Quinolones. Conclusion:There is an increasing prevalence of enterococcal spontaneous bacterial peritonitis associated with poor prognosis due to multidrug resistance when inappropriately treated. So, the clinicians should consider empirical treatment with anti-enterococcal antibiotics.