Enterococcus casseliflavus and Enterococcus gallinarum as causative agents of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Janaína Luz Narciso-Schiavon; Ariane Borgonovo; Paula Couto Marques; Débora Tonon; Emilia Tiemi Oshiro Bansho; Dariana Carla Maggi; Esther Buzaglo Dantas-Corrêa; Leonardo de Lucca Schiavon

Enterococcus casseliflavus and Enterococcus gallinarum as causative agents of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Ann Hepatol. 2015 Mar-Apr;14(2):270-2.

Authors

Janaína Luz Narciso-Schiavon¹, Ariane Borgonovo¹, Paula Couto Marques¹, Débora Tonon¹, Emilia Tiemi Oshiro Bansho¹, Dariana Carla Maggi¹, Esther Buzaglo Dantas-Corrêa¹, Leonardo de Lucca Schiavon¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Division, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil.

PMID: 25671838

Abstract

Infection by multidrug resistant bacteria is arousing as a relevant issue among hospitalized subjects and is of particular interest in patients with cirrhosis given the frequent use of broad spectrum antibiotics and their altered immune response. We report the first case report of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) caused by Enterococcus casseliflavus and the sixth case of SBP caused by Enterococcus gallinarum.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Enterococcus / classification
Enterococcus / drug effects
Enterococcus / pathogenicity*
Female
Gentamicins / therapeutic use
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / complications
Liver Transplantation
Male
Meropenem
Middle Aged
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / complications
Peritonitis / diagnosis
Peritonitis / drug therapy
Peritonitis / microbiology*
Thienamycins / therapeutic use

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Gentamicins
Thienamycins
Meropenem