Bedside leucocyte esterase reagent strips with spectrophotometric analysis to rapidly exclude spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: A pilot study

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 289-295

  Gaya, Daniel R ^a   David B Lyon, T ^a   Clarke, Joanna ^a   Jamdar, Saranaz ^a   Inverarity, Donald ^a   Forrest, Ewan H ^a   John Morris, A ^a   Stanley, Adrian J ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascites; Reagent strip testing; Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE;

ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONITIS; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

AGED; ASCITES; ASCITIC FLUID; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; ENZYME TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; PARACENTESIS; PERITONITIS; PILOT PROJECTS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 33947099013     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e328013e991     Document Type: Article

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