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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Bacteria isolated from ascitic fluid in 519 patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis Organism Percent of isolates Escherichia coli 43 Klebsiella pneumoniae 11 Streptococcus pneumoniae 9 Other streptococcal species 19 Enterobacteriaceae 4 Staphylococcus 3 Pseudomonas 1 Miscellaneous* 10 *In some regions of the world, such as Korea, Aeromonas hydrophila infection is an important cause of SBP, particularly in warm weather months. Affected patients commonly also have diarrhea. [Choi JP, et al. Clin Infect Dis 2008; 47:67.] Data from McHutchison JG, Runyon BA. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. In: Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Infections, Surawicz CM, Owen RL (Eds), WB Saunders, Philadelphia 1995. p.455.