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. 2014 Feb;28(2):83–88. doi: 10.1155/2014/429536

TABLE 2.

Patterns of antibiotic resistance in culture-positive spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Microorganism Community acquired (n=25) Health care associated (n=35) Nosocomial (n=17) Total (n=77)
Third-generation cephalosporin-resistant organisms (n=15)
2/25 (8%) 6/35 (17%) 7/17 (41%)
Viridans group Streptococci 1 0 0 1
Enterococcus 0 2 3 5
Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus 0 0 1 1
Enterobacter 0 2 2 4
ESBL Escherichia coli 0 2 1 3
Bacteroides 1 0 0 1
Third-generation cephalosporin-sensitive organisms (n=62)
23/25 (92%) 29/35 (83%) 10/17 (59%)
Streptococcus 15 14 6 35
Staphylococcus aureus 1 0 1 2
Escherichia coli 3 12 2 17
Klebsiella 4 2 1 7
Pseudomonas 0 1 0 1

ESBL Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase