Rapid diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis by use of reagent strips

Hepatology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 893-896

  Castellote, José ^a   López, Carmen ^a   Gornals, Joan ^a   Tremosa, Gemma ^a   Fariña, Eva Rodríguez ^a   Baliellas, Carmen ^a   Domingo, Alicia ^a   Xiol, Xavier ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIUM; CELL COUNT; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PARACENTESIS; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; TEST STRIP; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0037381658     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2003.50120     Document Type: Article

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