Prevalence

Background: Spontaneous bacterial pleuritis is a high mortality complication in cirrhotic patients with hydrothorax. Aim: To investigate the prevalence and risk factors for spontaneous bacterial pleuritis in cirrhotic patients with hydrothorax. Methods: Adult inpatients with liver cirrhosis and hydr...

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Main Authors: Ahmed E. Mansour, Azema A. El-Rahman, Tarek Besheer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813000988