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Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in the diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

BACKGROUND: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a serious complication of cirrhosis and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Rapid institution of appropriate antibiotics is central to the improved patient outcome. Correctly obtaining ascites fluid for analysis has several technica...

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Autores principales: Verma, Rajanshu, Satapathy, Sanjaya K., Bilal, Muhammad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9468983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36300145
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/tgh-19-297