<prompt> Which of the following organisms is commonly implicated in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients of Nephrotic syndrome?StaphylococcusStreptococcus pneumoniaeHemophilus influenzaSalmonella  <response>: Ans. B. Streptococcus pneumoniaeSpontaneous bacterial peritonitis SBP, an infection of ascitic fluid without a definitive intra-abdominal source that can be surgically treated. Polymorphonuclear neutrophilic leukocyte PMN counts, starting at 250cellsmL are considered valid markers for SBP. Streptococcus pneumoniae as the most common streptococcal organism. Other organisms implicated include Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp, Enterococcus spp and S. aureus. 