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* Polymicrobial involvement is common | * Polymicrobial involvement is common | ||
* Identifiable source of intra-abdominal infection, with or without perforation | * Identifiable source of intra-abdominal infection, with or without perforation (surgically treatable source) | ||
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!Diagnostic Criteria | !Diagnostic Criteria | ||
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* Ascitic fluid PMN count of ≥250/mm3 | * Ascitic fluid PMN count of ≥250/mm3 | ||
* Evidence of a source of infection (demonstrated at surgery or autopsy], either intra-abdominal or contiguous with the peritoneal cavity | * Evidence of a source of infection (demonstrated at surgery or autopsy], either intra-abdominal or contiguous with the peritoneal cavity | ||
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!Follow-up paracentesis | |||
|Ascitic fluid usually became sterile after one dose of antibiotic | |||
|Failure of the ascitic fluid to become culture-negative despite of initial antibiotic treatment, appears to be typical of secondary peritonitis due to continuous spillage of organisms into abdominal cavity which requires surgery. | |||
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==References== | ==References== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shivani Chaparala M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Differential Diagnosis
Characteristic | Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis | Secondary peritonitis |
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Follow-up paracentesis | Ascitic fluid usually became sterile after one dose of antibiotic | Failure of the ascitic fluid to become culture-negative despite of initial antibiotic treatment, appears to be typical of secondary peritonitis due to continuous spillage of organisms into abdominal cavity which requires surgery. |