Serum and ascitic procalcitonin as a marker for early diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Serum and ascitic procalcitonin as a marker for early diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Background and aim of the work Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a serious complication in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. SBP is an inflammation of the peritoneum by micro-organisms such as gram-negative bacilli. Early diagnosis of SBP is essential which may be a challenge for clini...

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Main Authors: Elsayed I Elshayeb, Mohamed H Badr, Eman M. Abdu Elgayed, Amira S Nor El-dean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
liver cirrhosis
serum and ascetic procalcitonin
spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2019;volume=31;issue=2;spage=208;epage=213;aulast=Elshayeb

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