Rapid diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis with leukocyte esterase reagent strips in a European and in an American center

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 187-192

  Sapey, Thierry ^a,c   Mena, Edward ^b   Fort, Eric ^a   Laurin, Christine ^a   Kabissa, Denis ^a   Runyon, Bruce A ^b   Mendler, Michel Henry ^b  

^a HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Service Hepatogastroenterologie Center Hospitalier General ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Ascites; Cirrhosis; Portal hypertension; Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXY 5 PHENYLPYRROLE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ESTERASE; NORFLOXACIN; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARACENTESIS; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TEST STRIP; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 14844285325     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2004.03554.x     Document Type: Article

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