Bacteriological Profile of Ascitic Fluid in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease Suspected Clinically of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

摘要

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is an infection of the ascitic fluid in patients with severe chronic liver disease [1]. In adults it occurs most commonly in conjugation with cirrhosis of liver which is frequently the result of alcoholism. This study was carried out to access the bacteriological profile and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of ascitic fluid, in clinically suspected cases of SBP in the Department of Microbiology of our hospital over a period of one year from August 2010 to July 2011, after getting ethical clearance. Samples were collected from 56 clinically suspected cases of SBP admitted under Medicine and Gastroenterology Departments, after taking written consent.