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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAscitic FluidBacterial InfectionsBacteriological TechniquesCulture MediaDiagnostic ErrorsEvaluation Studies as TopicHumansPeritonitisConceptsSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisBacterial peritonitisPositive ascitic fluid cultureAscitic fluid cultureCirrhotic patientsAscites cultureDefinitive diagnosisFluid cultureCausative organismAscitic fluidBacteriological diagnosisDiagnostic criteriaPeritonitisBlood culture bottlesPatient's bedsideCulture methodPatientsDiagnosisBedside