Evaluation of leucocyte esterase reagent strip test for the rapid bedside diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 74-77

  Balagopal, Sithara K ^a   Sainu, Ashik ^a   Thomas, Varghese ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Ascitic fluid; Peritoneal fluid; Rapid diagnosis; Strip test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE ESTERASE REAGENT STRIP TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEST STRIP; VALIDITY; ASCITES FLUID; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PERITONITIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

CARBOXYLESTERASE; LEUKOCYTE ESTERASE;

ADULT; ASCITIC FLUID; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT STRIPS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 77956621010     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: 02548860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12664-010-0017-0     Document Type: Article

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