Insufficient sensitivity of reagent strips for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis [8]

Hepatology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1669-

  Gülberg, Veit ^a   Gerbes, Alexander L ^a   Sauerbruch, Tilman ^b   Appenrodt, Beate ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCITES FLUID; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HUMAN; LETTER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEST STRIP; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; PARACENTESIS; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PERITONITIS; REAGENT STRIPS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 36349020207     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.21856     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Nousbaum JB, Cadranel JF, Nahon P, Khac EN, Moreau R, Thèvenot T, et al. Diagnostic accuracy of the Multistix 8 SG reagent strip in diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. HEPATOLOGY 2007;45:1275-1281.
2. Campillo B, Richardet JP, Dupeyron C. Diagnostic value of two reagent strips (Multistix 8 SG and Combur 2 LN) in cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and symptomatic bacterascites. Gastroenterol Clin Biol 2006;30:446-452.