Unsuspected Infection Is Infrequent in Asymptomatic Outpatients With Refractory Ascites Undergoing Therapeutic Paracentesis
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Prevalence and risk factors for unsuspected spontaneous ascitic fluid infection in cirrhotics undergoing therapeutic paracentesis in an outpatient clinic.
BACKGROUND Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) has been typically described in hospitalized patients. There are little data on ascitic fluid infection in asymptomatic outpatients. The present study was aimed at determining the prevalence and risk factors for asymptomatic ascitic fluid infection among patients with liver cirrhosis attending an outpatient clinic. METHODS Between January 200...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0002-9270
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1999.01445.x