"Peritonitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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INFLAMMATION of the PERITONEUM lining the ABDOMINAL CAVITY as the result of infectious, autoimmune, or chemical processes. Primary peritonitis is due to infection of the PERITONEAL CAVITY via hematogenous or lymphatic spread and without intra-abdominal source. Secondary peritonitis arises from the ABDOMINAL CAVITY itself through RUPTURE or ABSCESS of intra-abdominal organs.
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D010538
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.463.600 C06.844.640
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peritonitis" by people in Profiles.
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Lai YK, Eiger G, Fischer RA. Point: does spontaneous bacterial empyema occur? Yes. Chest. 2015 May; 147(5):1207-1208.
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Lai YK, Eiger G, Fischer RA. Rebuttal from Dr Lai et al. Chest. 2015 May; 147(5):1210-1.
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Selbst SM. Pediatric emergency medicine: legal briefs. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013 Dec; 29(12):1295-7.
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Ocuin LM, Bamboat ZM, Balachandran VP, Cavnar MJ, Obaid H, Plitas G, DeMatteo RP. Neutrophil IL-10 suppresses peritoneal inflammatory monocytes during polymicrobial sepsis. J Leukoc Biol. 2011 Mar; 89(3):423-32.
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Prakash A, Sharma D, Saxena A, Somashekar U, Khare N, Mishra A, Anvikar A. Effect of Candida infection on outcome in patients with perforation peritonitis. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2008 May-Jun; 27(3):107-9.
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Chen EH, Shofer FS, Dean AJ, Hollander JE, Robey JL, Sease KL, Mills AM. Derivation of a clinical prediction rule for evaluating patients with abdominal pain and diarrhea. Am J Emerg Med. 2008 May; 26(4):450-3.
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Yu Y, Fan J, Hui Y, Rouzer CA, Marnett LJ, Klein-Szanto AJ, FitzGerald GA, Funk CD. Targeted cyclooxygenase gene (ptgs) exchange reveals discriminant isoform functionality. J Biol Chem. 2007 Jan 12; 282(2):1498-506.
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Giacchino F, Belardi P, Merlino C, Aimino M, Garneri G, Cuffini AM, Tullio V. Treatment of Fusarium peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient. Perit Dial Int. 1997 Jul-Aug; 17(4):403-4.
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Sirotnak AP, Eppes SC, Klein JD. Tuboovarian abscess and peritonitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1 in young girls. Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jun; 22(6):993-6.
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Sivalingam JJ, Martin P, Fraimow HS, Yarze JC, Friedman LS. Listeria monocytogenes peritonitis: case report and literature review. Am J Gastroenterol. 1992 Dec; 87(12):1839-45.