Agrobacterium tumefaciens Peritonitis Mimicking Tuberculosis

Agrobacterium species have been previously implicated in the development of clinical disease. We report what we believe to be the first case of ascites caused by Agrobacterium tumefaciens in a cirrhotic patient. Since the correct diagnosis was made only after laparoscopy-guided collection of specime...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 1992-12, Vol.15 (6), p.938-940
Main Authors: Ramirez, Francisco C., Saeed, Zahid A., Darouiche, Rabih O., Shawar, Ribhi M., Yoffe, Boris
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Agrobacterium
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Ascites
Ascitic Fluid
Biopsies
Cirrhosis
Clinical Infectious Disease Articles
Diagnosis, Differential
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - diagnosis
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - drug therapy
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - microbiology
Humans
Liver
Male
Peritonitis
Peritonitis - microbiology
Peritonitis, Tuberculous - diagnosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculous peritonitis
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Summary:Agrobacterium species have been previously implicated in the development of clinical disease. We report what we believe to be the first case of ascites caused by Agrobacterium tumefaciens in a cirrhotic patient. Since the correct diagnosis was made only after laparoscopy-guided collection of specimens from two different tissues, we suggest that Agrobacterium may be an underdiagnosed pathogen in clinical situations in which tuberculosis is considered to be the cause of high-protein ascites.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/clind/15.6.938