Evaluation of reagent strips for ascitic fluid leukocyte determination: Is it a possible alternative for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis rapid diagnosis?

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 70-74

  Ribeiro, Tarsila C R ^a,c   Kondo, Mario ^a   Amaral, Ana Cristina C ^a   Parise, Edson Roberto ^a   Bragagnole Júnior, Maurício A ^a   de Sonza, Aécio Flávio Meirelles ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ascitic fluid; Bacterial peritonitis; Dipstick; Rapid diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PARACENTESIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEST STRIP; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 34347386283     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702007000100017     Document Type: Article

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