Procalcitonin is not an accurate marker of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with cirrhosis

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 48, Issue 38, 2001, Pages 502-505

  Spahr, L ^a   Morard, I ^a   Hadengue, A ^a   Vadas, L ^a   Pugin, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ascites; C reactive protein; Cirrhosis; Cytokine; Interleukin 6; Procalcitonin; Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; PROCALCITONIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; PARACENTESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; ASCITIC FLUID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS;

EID: 0035030353     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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