Concordance of 24- and 48-h diagnostic follow-up ascitic fluid polymorphonuclear leukocyte count in the guidance of the antibiotic therapy in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Concordance of 24- and 48-h diagnostic follow-up ascitic fluid polymorphonuclear leukocyte count in the guidance of the antibiotic therapy in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Abstract Background Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is an ascitic fluid infection in patients with liver cirrhosis in the absence of surgical causes. The drop of the ascitic fluid polymorphonuclear leukocyte count (AFPC) ≥25% of baseline 48h post-start of antibiotics is a predictor of antibi...

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Main Authors: Hanaa Mostafa Badran, Maha Mohammad Elsabaawy, Mohamed Azazy Mahmoud, Heba Samy Ghanem, Ayman Alsebaey, Warda Othman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-04-01
Series:Egyptian Liver Journal
Subjects:
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Ascites
Polymorphonuclear leukocyte count
Antibiotics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43066-021-00097-5

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