Secondary peritonitis in cirrhosis: "Oil in fire"

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-9

  Wiest, Reiner ^a   Schoelmerich, Juergen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Liver cirrhosis; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASCITES; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONITIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 71149120378     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2009.10.022     Document Type: Editorial

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