Rapid Diagnosis of Infected Ascitic Fluid Using Leukocyte Esterase Dipstick Testing

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 532-537

  Butani, Raj C ^a   Shaffer, Richard T ^b   Szyjkowski, Ronald D ^b   Weeks, Barbara E ^b   Speights, Linda G ^b   Kadakia, Shailesh C ^b  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; ASCITES FLUID ANALYSIS; ASCITIC FLUID INFECTION; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LEUKOCYTE ESTERASE DIPSTICK TESTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY;

ASCITIC FLUID; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; ENZYME TESTS; HUMANS; NEUTROPHILS; PERITONITIS; TIME FACTORS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 1942472437     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.04084.x     Document Type: Article

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