Value of gram’s stain of cell block material from peritoneal fluid in bacterial peritonitis

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 755-758

  Renshaw, Andrew A ^a   Doolittle, Marc H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gram s stain; Peritoneal fluid; Peritonitis; Stains and staining

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PERITONEAL FLUID; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030919157     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000332699     Document Type: Article

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