secondary bacterial peritonitis (including tuberculous peritonitis)

Etiology

• Enterobacteriaceae
• anaerobes
• Enterococci
• Staphylococcus
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Laboratory

• ascitic fluid analysis
  • leukocytosis with predminance of lymphocytes suggests tuberculous peritonitis

Management

(presumed GI source)

• hospitalization is indicated for patients with
  • sepsis
  • resistant or recurrent infections
  • suspicion of organ perforation or abscess formation
• ampicillin or mezlocillin & aminoglycoside & clindamycin or metronidazole
• cefoxitin or imipenem for community-acquired peritonitis

More general terms

• bacterial peritonitis (BP)

More specific terms

• bacterial peritonitis associated with peritoneal dialysis
• tuberculous peritonitis

Additional terms

• paracentesis