Review article: The utility of reagent strips in the diagnosis of infected ascites in cirrhotic patients

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 282-288

  Nguyen Khac, E ^a   Cadranel, J F ^b   Theveno, T ^c   Nousbaum, J B ^d  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Creil Hospital   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

^d BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX RATIO; TEST STRIP;

AGED; ASCITES; ASCITIC FLUID; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS; REAGENT STRIPS;

EID: 48449092085     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2008.03735.x     Document Type: Review

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