Peritonitis: Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, Secondary Peritonitis and Intraperitoneal Catheter-associated Peritonitis

Scott M. Smith, M.D., Christopher F. Carpenter, M.D.

PATHOGENS

Escherichia coli
Klebsiella species
Enterobacter species
Other Enterobacterales
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococci
Enterococci
Polymicrobial (secondary peritonitis)
Anaerobes (secondary peritonitis)
Fungal organisms (particularly Candida spp.) have been described in both spontaneous and secondary bacterial peritonitis and are associated with poor outcomes.
- Other seen with some frequency:Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus spp.

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