Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is an infection of the ascitic fluid without obvious intra-abdominal source of sepsis; usually complicates advanced liver disease. The pathogenesis of the disease is multifactorial: low ascitic protein-content, which reflects defi-cient ascitic fluid complemen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
1995-01-01
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| Series: | The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology |
| Online Access: | http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=1995;volume=1;issue=3;spage=169;epage=172;aulast=Al |