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