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

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.