Evaluation of leukocyte esterase reagent strip test for rapid bedside diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Evaluation of leucocyte esterase reagent strip test for the rapid bedside diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.

BACKGROUND Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a common serious complication of cirrhosis, and carries a high morbidity and mortality. Rapid diagnosis and prompt treatment of this condition may improve survival of such patients. OBJECTIVE To validate the diagnostic efficacy of a leukocyte esterase reagent (LER) strip test for rapid, bedside diagnosis of SBP. METHODS We prospectively ...

Leukocyte esterase reagent strips for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: what now?

Evaluation of Leukocyte Esterase Reagent Strips Test in the Diagnosis of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Children with Cirrhosis.

BACKGROUND Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is defined as an ascetic fluid infection without an evident intra-abdominal surgically treatable source. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is one of the severe complications in patients with cirrhosis and ascites. Without early antibiotic treatment, this complication is associated with high mortality rate; therefore, early diagnosis and treatment of ...

retracted article: diagnostic value of leukocyte esterase test strip reagents for rapid clinical diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients admitted to hospital emergency departments in iran

conclusions the use of leukocyte esterase urine dipstick test can be a quick and easy method in early diagnosis of sbp to start the treatment until preparation of sbp-cell count results. results in this study, 100 patients with ascites due to cirrhosis, with an average age of 38.9 ± 6.54 years were evaluated. twenty cases had positive results, of whom 17 cases were also detected based on the st...

rapid diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis using leukocyte esterase dipstick testing

background: ascitic fluid infection is presumptively diagnosed when the fluid polymorph nuclear (pmn) concentration equals or exceeds 250 cells /mic,l. the leukocyte esterase (le) test has been shown to be a good predictor of the presence of pmns in urine and other body fluids. this study examines of value of multistix 8sg dipstick test for rapid diagnosis of infected ascitic fluid. materials a...