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Ann Hepatol 2008; 7 (3)

Leukocyte esterase reagent strips for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: what now?

Koulaouzidis A, El-ramli R, Gasem J, Saeed AA

Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 255-256
PDF size: 90.32 Kb.


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It has been more than thirty years since Harold Conn gave the name «spontaneous bacterial peritonitis» (SBP) to the dreaded and all too ominous complication of decompensated liver disease. From this initial step a great degree of clinical research has taken place, resulting in a very significant reduction in mortality rates from 90% to less than 20%.


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