Combination of vial culture and broad-range PCR for the diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: experience in a Greek tertiary care hospital
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is often difficult to diagnose because bacteria in ascites cannot be detected accurately by conventional culture. In this study, we evaluated the use of broad-range 16S rRNA PCR, applied either directly to a total of 32 ascitic fluids (AFs) or to the AF vial c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-03-01
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| Series: | New Microbes and New Infections |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297518301100 |