DOI: 10.36347/sajp.2020.v09i12.005

Pages: 366-367

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with advanced cirrhosis, while gram negative rods and Enterococcus species are the common offending organisms, Salmonella has also been recognized as a rare and atypical offending organism. Atypical features of Salmonella SBP include both its occurrence in cirrhotic patients with immunosuppressive state and its lack of typical neutroascitic response [1, 2]. We report a case of culture-proven salmonella in a patient with decompensated cirrhosis, with low protein and without any underlying immunosuppression, and no other source to explain its origin.