Serum and ascitic procalcitonin as a marker for early diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

• Main Authors: Elsayed I Elshayeb (Author), Mohamed H Badr (Author), Eman M. Abdu Elgayed (Author), Amira S Nor El-dean (Author)
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• Udgivet: SpringerOpen, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background and aim of the work Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a serious complication in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. SBP is an inflammation of the peritoneum by micro-organisms such as gram-negative bacilli. Early diagnosis of SBP is essential which may be a challenge for clini...