Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and bacterascites prevalence in asymptomatic cirrhotic outpatients undergoing large-volume paracentesis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 256-259

  Castellote, José ^a   Girbau, Ana ^a   Maisterra, Sandra ^a   Charhi, Nadia ^a   Ballester, Raquel ^a   Xiol, Xavier ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacterascites; Diagnoses; Reagent strips; Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID; BACTERASCITES; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PARACENTESIS; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEST STRIP;

EID: 39149114372     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.05081.x     Document Type: Article

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