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Accuracy of Leukocyte Esterase Reagent Strip (LERS) test for rapid bedside screening of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: An observational study

INTRODUCTION: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a frequent and severe complication in cirrhotic patients with ascites. SBP is generally diagnosed based on an increased number of polymorphonuclear neutrophils in the ascitic fluid (>250/mm(3)) and positive culture. Usually fluid analysis a...

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Autores principales: Khairnar, Harshad, Ingle, Meghraj, Pandey, Vikas, Kolhe, Kailash, Chauhan, Shamsher, Sawant, Prabha, Walke, Swapnil, Chaudhary, Vipul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7842442/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33532392
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1207_19