EVALUATION OF LEUKOCYTE ESTERASE REAGENT STRIPS TEST IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS IN CHILDREN WITH CIRRHOSIS

EVALUATION OF LEUKOCYTE ESTERASE REAGENT STRIPS TEST IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS IN CHILDREN WITH CIRRHOSIS

BackgroundSpontaneous bacterial peritonitis is defined as an ascetic fluid infection without an evident intra-abdominal surgically treatable source. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is one of the severe complications in patients with cirrhosis and ascites. Without early antibiotic treatment, this c...

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Main Authors: Naser HONAR, Bita GERAMIZADEH, Seyed-Mohsen DEHGHANI, Gholamreza KALVANDI, Iraj SHAHRAMIAN, Asghar RAHMANI, Hazhir JAVAHERIZADEH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2015-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Peritonite
Ascite
Líquido ascítico
Neutrófilos
Esterases
Leucócitos
Criança
Cirrose hepática
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032015000300195&lng=en&tlng=en

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