1999
Identifying new risk factors for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: How important is it?
Garcia–Tsao G. Identifying new risk factors for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: How important is it? Gastroenterology 1999, 117: 495-499. PMID: 10419933, DOI: 10.1053/gast.1999.0029900495.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
1989
Improved method for bacteriological diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Bobadilla M, Sifuentes J, Garcia-Tsao G. Improved method for bacteriological diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1989, 27: 2145-2147. PMID: 2685014, PMCID: PMC266981, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.27.10.2145-2147.1989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisBacterial peritonitisPositive ascitic fluid cultureAscitic fluid cultureCirrhotic patientsAscites cultureDefinitive diagnosisFluid cultureCausative organismAscitic fluidBacteriological diagnosisDiagnostic criteriaPeritonitisBlood culture bottlesPatient's bedsideCulture methodPatientsDiagnosisBedside
1985
The diagnosis of bacterial peritonitis: Comparison of pH, lactate concentration and leukocyte count
Garcia‐Tsao G, Conn H, Lerner E. The diagnosis of bacterial peritonitis: Comparison of pH, lactate concentration and leukocyte count. Hepatology 1985, 5: 91-96. PMID: 3967868, DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840050119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAscitic FluidHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationLactatesLeukocyte CountNeutrophilsPeritonitisConceptsPolymorphonuclear cell countAscitic fluid lactateBacterial peritonitisAscitic fluidPeritoneal metastasisAscitic fluid polymorphonuclear cell countLactate gradientLactate concentrationAscitic fluid glucoseDiagnostic cutoff levelUninfected ascitesCirrhotic patientsLiver involvementTuberculous peritonitisConsecutive patientsPMN countArterial lactateLeukocyte countArterial bloodCutoff levelCell countFluid glucosePeritonitisPatientsDiagnostic accuracy