Diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients by use of two reagent strips

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 579-583

  Thévenot, Thierry ^a,d   Cadranel, Jean François ^b   Nguyen Khac, Eric ^a   Tilmant, Laetitia ^a   Tiry, Catherine ^a   Welty, Stéphane ^a   Merzoug, Noureddine ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES INTERNATIONALES SERVIER   (France)

^b Serv d'Hepatogastroenterologie D   (France)

^c Hôpital d'Hirson   (France)

^d Centre Hospitalier de Cambrai   (France)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Reagent strip; Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PARACENTESIS; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; TEST STRIP;

AGED; ASCITES; ASCITIC FLUID; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARACENTESIS; PERITONITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAGENT STRIPS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 2542541214     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200406000-00011     Document Type: Article

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