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    Peritonitis

    Peritonitis is a topic covered in the Guide to Diagnostic Tests.

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    Organism

    Peritonitis

    Primary or spontaneous (associated with nephrosis or cirrhosis) (SBP): Enterobacteriaceae (GNR) (69%), enterococci (GPC), viridans streptococci (GPC in chains), S. pneumoniae (GPC), group A streptococcus (GPC), S. aureus (GPC), anaerobes (5%).

    Secondary (bowel perforation, hospital acquired, or antecedent antibiotic therapy): Enterobacteriaceae, enterococcus (GPC), Bacteroides fragilis group (GNR), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (GNR) (3–15%).

    Chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD): Coagulase-negative staphylococci (GPC) (43%), S. aureus (14%), Streptococcus sp. (12%), Enterobacteriaceae (14%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Corynebacterium sp. (GPR), candida (2%), aspergillus (rare), cryptococcus (rare).

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    Citation

    McPhee, Stephen J., et al. "Peritonitis." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619319/all/Peritonitis.
    McPhee SJ, Lu CM, Nicoll D. Peritonitis. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. 7th ed. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619319/all/Peritonitis. Accessed April 18, 2019.
    McPhee, S. J., Lu, C. M., & Nicoll, D. (2017). Peritonitis. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests. Available from https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619319/all/Peritonitis
    McPhee SJ, Lu CM, Nicoll D. Peritonitis [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2019 April 18]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619319/all/Peritonitis.
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