Leucocyte esterase reagent strips for the diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: A systematic review

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1055-1060

  Koulaouzidis, Anastasios ^a,g   Leontiadis, Grigoris I ^d   Abdullah, Mageed ^f   Moschos, John ^e   Gasem, Jaber ^a   Tharakan, Joseph ^b   Maltezos, Efstratios ^d   Saeed, Athar A ^c  

^a Bangor Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^e 424 General Army Hospital   (Greece)

^f INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION   (United Kingdom)

^g Llandudno LL30 1LB   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dipstick; Early diagnosis; Leucocyte esterase reagent strip; Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CELL COUNT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEUKOCYTE ESTERASE REAGENT STRIP; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEST STRIP;

ADULT; AGED; ASCITES; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; CLINICAL ENZYME TESTS; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT STRIPS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 50849143127     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e328300a363     Document Type: Review

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