Muhammad Amjad, Muhammad Asif Gul, Shafqat Rasool, Akif Dilshad, Ali Hyder, Nouman Hameed.
Bugs commonly causing spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with decompensated liver disease.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;13(4):939-41.

Aim : To determine the type of infection causing organism among those patients who have spontaneous bacterial peritonitis along with liver cirrhosis. So this study was designed and executed. Methodology: Patients who have liver cirrhosis and bacterial peritonitis were the target population. A sample of 150 cases was recruited after their informed consent. Patients were later subjected ascitic fluid paracentesis and then to reagent strip for leukocyte esterase detection (e.g. combur 10 urine strips). Data was analyzed by SPSS. Results: The participant’s mean age was 37.31±9.44. The male cases were 121(80.7%). 130(86.6%) were those patients who have positive culture for microorganisms. E. coli was present in 91(60.7%), Conclusion: The most common organism reason for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis found was E. coli followed by Klebsiella.

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