Cureus | Correlation of Clinically-Suspected Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) With Laboratory-Confirmed SBP in Portosystemic Encephalopathy Patients
Background: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is among the most common complications of liver cirrhosis with ascites. In the past, it was considered a potentially incurable disease, but its prognosis, though still quite poor, has much improved in the past few years. This has become possible due to early diagnosis and prompt treatment of this once-incurable complication of ascites. The main aim of this study was to know the relation between clinically suspected SBP and laboratory-confirmed SBP so that in the absence or delay in the more accurate diagnostic facilities, clinicians can start...
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