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