Efficacy of leukocyte esterase dipstick test as a rapid test in diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 44, 2006, Pages 7183-7187

  Rerknimitr, Rungsun ^a   Rungsangmanoon, Worawut ^a   Kongkam, Pradermchal ^a   Kullavanijaya, Pinit ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Dipstick; Screening; Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID ANALYSIS; ASCITES FLUID CYTOLOGY; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CELL COUNT; COLORIMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARACENTESIS; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33845462174     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i44.7183     Document Type: Article

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