Diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients in northeastern Brazil by use of rapid urine-screening test

Diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients in northeastern Brazil by use of rapid urine-screening test

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a frequent and severe complication of cirrhotic patients with ascites. It has been proposed that the reagent strip for leukocyte esterase designed for the testing of urine (Combur test® UX) could be a useful tool for diagnosing SPB. T...

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Main Authors:	Lucia Libanez Bessa Campelo Braga, Marcellus Henrique Loiola Ponte de Souza, Alzira Maria de Castro Barbosa, Felipe Magalhães Furtado, Paula Andréa Maia Campelo, Antônio Haroldo de Araújo Filho
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:	São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:	Cirrhosis Ascites Diagnosis Peritonitis Reagent strips Urinalysis
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802006000300006&lng=en&tlng=en

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