Validation of automated blood cell counters for the diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis [2]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1400-

  Cereto, Ferran ^a   Genescà, Joan ^a   Segura, Rosa ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ASCITES FLUID; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; NOTE; PERITONITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; HUMANS; PERITONITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 3843148372     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.30348.x     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

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2. Runyon BA. The evolution of ascitic fluid analysis in the diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Am J Gastroenterol 2003;98:1675-7.
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