Accuracy of the automated cell counters for management of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 37, 2008, Pages 5689-5694

  Riggio, Oliviero ^a   Angeloni, Stefania ^a   Parente, Antonella ^a   Leboffe, Cinzia ^a   Pinto, Giorgio ^a   Aronne, Teresa ^a   Merli, Manuela ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascites; Automated cell counter; Cirrhosis; Paracentesis; Polymorphonuclear cell count; Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; AGED; AUTOMATION; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHIL; PARACENTESIS; PERITONITIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASCITIC FLUID; AUTOMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; PARACENTESIS; PERITONITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58649102779     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.5689     Document Type: Article

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