Reagent strips and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 660-

  Castellote, J ^a   Xiol, X ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCITES FLUID; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEST STRIP;

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

EID: 48449093994     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2008.03749.x     Document Type: Letter

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