Peritonitis screening

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Peritonitis Main Page

Patient Information

Overview

Causes

Classification

Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
Secondary Peritonitis

Differential Diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Screening

References

  1. Mendler MH, Agarwal A, Trimzi M, Madrigal E, Tsushima M, Joo E; et al. (2010). "A new highly sensitive point of care screen for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis using the leukocyte esterase method". J Hepatol. 53 (3): 477–83. doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2010.04.011. PMID 20646775.
  2. Gundling F, Schmidtler F, Hapfelmeier A, Schulte B, Schmidt T, Pehl C; et al. (2011). "Fecal calprotectin is a useful screening parameter for hepatic encephalopathy and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis". Liver Int. 31 (9): 1406–15. doi:10.1111/j.1478-3231.2011.02577.x. PMID 22093455.

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