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== Bacteriology ==
 
== Bacteriology ==
   
* ''Escherichia coli'' (43%)
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* ''[[Escherichia coli]]'' (43%)
* ''Klebsiella pneumoniae'' (11%)
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* ''[[Klebsiella pneumoniae]]'' (11%)
* ''Streptococcus pneumoniae'' (9%)
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* ''[[Streptococcus pneumoniae]]'' (9%)
 
* Other streptococcal species (19%)
 
* Other streptococcal species (19%)
 
* Enterobacteriaceae (4%)
 
* Enterobacteriaceae (4%)
* ''Staphylococcus'' (3%)
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* ''[[Staphylococcus]]'' (3%)
* ''Pseudomonas'' (1%)
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* ''[[Pseudomonas]]'' (1%)
 
* Miscellaneous (10%)
 
* Miscellaneous (10%)
** ''Aeromonas hydrophila'', in Korean
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** ''[[Aeromonas hydrophila]]'', in Korea
   
 
== Risk Factors ==
 
== Risk Factors ==

Revision as of 11:28, 17 August 2019

Definition

  • Primary infection of the ascitic fluid, diagnosed by ascites fluid with positive culture or with neutrophil count greater than 250

Pathophysiology

  • Intestinal bacterial overgrowth with increased intestinal permeability leads to translocation to intestinal lymph notes and bloodstream, which results in hematogenous seeding to ascitic fluid
  • Only occurs in portal hypertension, not in other causes of ascites

Bacteriology

Risk Factors

  • Previous history of SBP
  • Upper GI bleed
  • Low sciatic protein
  • Child-Pugh class

Presentation

  • Asymptomatic in 10%
  • Fever (70%)
  • Abdominal pain (60%)
  • Hepatic encephalopathy (50%)
  • Abdominal tenderness, usually without rigidity (50%)
  • Diarrhea (30%)
  • Ileus (30%)
  • Shock (20%)
  • Hypothermia (15%)

Investigations

  • Labs
    • Ascitic fluid for cell count and culture
      • Neutrophil count < 250 rules it out
      • Culture usually monomicrobial
    • Repeat paracentesis at 48h if ongoing concern
  • Imaging
  • Other

Management

  • Acute
    • Ceftriaxone 1-2g IV q24h
  • Chronic
    • Prophylaxis after a single episode
      • Septra SS PO daily
      • Norfloxacin
  • Some role for primary prophylaxis, I think?

Prognosis

  • In-hospital mortality of about 33% in hospital
  • 58% 6-month mortality

References

  1. ^  Ngoc Nguyen, Matthew Crotty, Edward A. Dominguez, Adil Habib, Hector E. Nazario, Zahid M. Vahora, Parvez S. Mantry, Jessiva Rago, Melanie Proffitt, Maisha N. Barnes, Ashwini Mehta, Mangesh R. Pagadala, Jeffrey S. Weinstein. Doxycycline for the prevention of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. The Liver Meeting. 2023.