Spontaneous peritonitis in critically ill cirrhotic patients: a diagnostic algorithm for clinicians and future perspectives

Spontaneous peritonitis (SP) is the most common infection among decompensated end-stage liver disease patients. SP is the infection of ascitic fluid (neutrophil ascitic count ≥250/mL) without an alternative focus of abdominal infection. According to the causative agent, clinicians can make the diagn...

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Published in:Ther Clin Risk Manag
Main Authors: Fiore, Marco, Maraolo, Alberto Enrico, Leone, Sebastiano, Gentile, Ivan, Cuomo, Arturo, Schiavone, Vincenzo, Bimonte, Sabrina, Pace, Maria Caterina, Cascella, Marco
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Methodology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5652902/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29081656
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S144262
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