Do We Really Need Alternatives to Polymorphonuclear Cells Counting in Ascitic Fluid?

Gastroenterology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 728-729

  Riggio, Oliviero ^a   Marzano, Chiara ^a   Angeloni, Stefania ^a   Merli, Manuela ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; LACTOFERRIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASCITES FLUID; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BLEEDING; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CELL COUNT; COST; CYTOLOGY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HUMAN; LETTER; PARACENTESIS; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 58649109593     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.12.043     Document Type: Letter

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