Infected and noninfected ascites in pediatric patients

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 289-294

  Vieira, Sandra M G ^a   Matte, Ursula ^a   Kieling, Carlos O ^a   Barth, Afonso L ^b   Ferreira, Cristina T ^a   Souza, Aline F ^a   Taniguchi, Adriano ^b   Da Silveira, Themis R ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ascites in children; Infected ascites; Portal hypertension in children; Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in children

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; GLUCOSE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASCITES; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INFECTION; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PH MEASUREMENT; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ASCITES; ASCITIC FLUID; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BRAZIL; CELL COUNT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; INFANT; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; PARACENTESIS; PERITONITIS; PREVALENCE; SERUM ALBUMIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 14844315991     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.MPG.0000154659.54735.1D     Document Type: Article

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