Predictors of Ascetic Fluid Infection in Cirrhotic Patients

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University.

2 Department of Tropical medicine and Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University.

3 Department of Clinical Pathology,Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University.

4 Sohag Fever Hospital.

Abstract

AIM: The aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic value of serum Hs-CRP and platelet indices (mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width) in cirrhotic patients with clinical suspicion of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.

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