Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: Clinical and microbiological study of 233 episodes

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 275-279

  Boixeda, D ^a,b   De Luis, D A ^a   Aller, R ^a   Martin De Argila, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clinical study; Microbiology; Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; BILIRUBIN; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CREATININE; GENTAMICIN; PROTHROMBIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID CYTOLOGY; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD CULTURE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEVER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; URINE CULTURE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ASCITIC FLUID; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; FEVER; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; JAUNDICE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0029776575     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199612000-00007     Document Type: Article

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