Ascitic Fluid Calprotectin and Serum Procalcitonin as Accurate Diagnostic Markers for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

BACKGROUND/AIMS: The diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is based on a polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) exceeding 250/μL in ascitic fluid. The aim of the study was to evaluate serum procalcitonin and ascitic fluid calprotectin as accurate diagnostic markers for detecting SBP. MET...

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Autores principales: Abdel-Razik, Ahmed, Mousa, Nasser, Elhammady, Dina, Elhelaly, Rania, Elzehery, Rasha, Elbaz, Sherif, Eissa, Mohamed, El-Wakeel, Niveen, Eldars, Waleed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Editorial Office of Gut and Liver 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4933425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26601826
http://dx.doi.org/10.5009/gnl15120

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4933425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26601826
http://dx.doi.org/10.5009/gnl15120

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