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Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis among adult patients with ascites attending Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital

BACKGROUND: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is one of the most common and life-threatening complications of ascites, mostly in patients with cirrhotic ascites and children with nephrotic syndrome. Recognition and prompt treatment of this condition is essential to prevent serious morbidity an...

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Autores principales:	Duah, Amoako, Nkrumah, Kofi N
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Ghana Medical Association 2019
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6527825/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31138942 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v53i1.6

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