The evolution of ascitic fluid analysis in the diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1675-1677

  Runyon, Bruce A ^a  

^a RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ALGORITHM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASCITES FLUID ANALYSIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CARCINOMATOSIS; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; EDITORIAL; EXUDATE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; PARACENTESIS; PERITONEUM TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0043074875     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07600.x     Document Type: Editorial

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