Open AccessSpontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) caused by Bacillus Cereus in an Alcoholic Patient: Case Report and Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Sayan Bhattacharyya,
Mohammad Aftab Alam Ansari,
Asim Sarfraz,
Neeshma Jaiswal,
Siddharth Singh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/11584.5609
Subject(s) - bacillus cereus , spontaneous bacterial peritonitis , peritonitis , medicine , etiology , cirrhosis , cereus , peritoneal fluid , abdomen , ascitic fluid , alcoholic liver disease , isolation (microbiology) , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , bacteria , gastroenterology , ascites , biology , genetics
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is infection of peritoneal covering of the abdomen caused by bacteria, without any known etiology. Common known predisposing factors are cirrhosis of liver and old age among others. Bacillus cereus is an uncommon cause of SBP and often wrongly interpreted as a contaminant. We hereby report a case of peritonitis in chronic alcoholic, elderly male patient presenting in the outpatient department. Bacillus cereus is often regarded as contaminant but must be carefully identified and correlated clinically in case of isolation from peritoneal fluid.