Do we really need alternatives to polymorphonuclear cells counting in ascitic fluid?

Gastroenterology. 2009 Feb;136(2):728-9; author reply 729. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.12.043. Epub 2008 Dec 25.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Ascitic Fluid / metabolism
  • Ascitic Fluid / pathology*
  • Erythrocyte Count
  • Erythrocytes / pathology
  • Health Care Costs
  • Humans
  • Lactoferrin / metabolism
  • Leukocyte Count
  • Mass Screening / economics
  • Mass Screening / methods
  • Neutrophils / pathology*
  • Peritonitis / diagnosis*
  • Peritonitis / metabolism
  • Peritonitis / pathology
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Lactoferrin