A CASE REPORT OF SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS AND CAUSATIVE AGENTS
- Department of Microbiology, Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Secunderabad, Telangana, India.
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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.
[G. Swetha, V.V. Shailaja, S. Rajeshwar Rao and K. Nagamani (2021); A CASE REPORT OF SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS AND CAUSATIVE AGENTS Int. J. of Adv. Res. 9 (Jul). 556-559] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
Department of Microbiology ,Gandhi Hospital. Secunderabad.
India
