Rapid diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis using leukocyte esterase reagent strips in Emergency Department: Uri-Quick Clini-10SG® vs. Multistix 10SG®
Background and aim. Bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the most frequent infection in patients with cirrhosis causing significant mortality. Delay in SBP diagnosis is a serious problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic yield of Uri-Quick Clini-10SGR vs. Multistix 10SGR reagent strips...
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doaj-cc16eea81ceb468bbc2113dc74df73242021-06-09T05:54:40ZengElsevierAnnals of Hepatology1665-26812012-09-01115696699Rapid diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis using leukocyte esterase reagent strips in Emergency Department: Uri-Quick Clini-10SG® vs. Multistix 10SG®Félix I. Téllez-Ávila0Norberto C. Chávez-Tapia1Ada M. Franco-Guzmán2Misael Uribe3Florencia Vargas-Vorackova4Correspondence and reprint request:; Department of Endoscopy, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico CityDepartment of Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico CityObesity and Digestive Diseases Unit, Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation, Mexico CityObesity and Digestive Diseases Unit, Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation, Mexico CityDepartment of Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico CityBackground and aim. Bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the most frequent infection in patients with cirrhosis causing significant mortality. Delay in SBP diagnosis is a serious problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic yield of Uri-Quick Clini-10SGR vs. Multistix 10SGR reagent strips in an Emergency Department.Material and methods. A prospective study of consecutive patients with ascites and paracentesis attending to Emergency Department from March 2005 to February 2007 was made. SBP was defined by 250 neutrophiles /mm3. The ascites obtained at bedside was immediately tested in a dry test tube with both the Uri-Quick Clini 10SGR and MultistixSG10R. The Uri-Quick Clini 10SGR and Multistix SG10R. Strips were considered positive at grade. 3 (.125 leukocytes/mL).Results. A total of 223 ascitic fluid samples were obtained. There were 49 episodes of SBP. Median age was 54 (range 18-87 year) years; 62.3% were female. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, and 95% CI for Uri-Quick Clini 10SGR were 79.6 (64-87), 98.2 (94-99), 90.5 (78-96) and 93.9 (89-96), respectively. For MultistixSG10R the values were 77.5 (64-88), 97.7 (93-98), 90 (77.9-96.2), and 94 (89.4-96.6), respectively.Conclusion. The use of reagent strip is useful for SBP diagnosis in an emergency setting. The high PPV allow start antibiotic treatment. In areas without the resources to perform conventional ascites fluid analyses, these strips could be presentlyused.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119314450InfectionDiagnosisAscitesLiver cirrhosis |
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Félix I. Téllez-Ávila Norberto C. Chávez-Tapia Ada M. Franco-Guzmán Misael Uribe Florencia Vargas-Vorackova Rapid diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis using leukocyte esterase reagent strips in Emergency Department: Uri-Quick Clini-10SG® vs. Multistix 10SG® Annals of Hepatology Infection Diagnosis Ascites Liver cirrhosis |
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Félix I. Téllez-Ávila Norberto C. Chávez-Tapia Ada M. Franco-Guzmán Misael Uribe Florencia Vargas-Vorackova |
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Rapid diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis using leukocyte esterase reagent strips in Emergency Department: Uri-Quick Clini-10SG® vs. Multistix 10SG® |
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Rapid diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis using leukocyte esterase reagent strips in Emergency Department: Uri-Quick Clini-10SG® vs. Multistix 10SG® |
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Rapid diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis using leukocyte esterase reagent strips in Emergency Department: Uri-Quick Clini-10SG® vs. Multistix 10SG® |
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Rapid diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis using leukocyte esterase reagent strips in Emergency Department: Uri-Quick Clini-10SG® vs. Multistix 10SG® |
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Rapid diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis using leukocyte esterase reagent strips in Emergency Department: Uri-Quick Clini-10SG® vs. Multistix 10SG® |
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rapid diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis using leukocyte esterase reagent strips in emergency department: uri-quick clini-10sg® vs. multistix 10sg® |
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Annals of Hepatology |
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1665-2681 |
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2012-09-01 |
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Background and aim. Bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the most frequent infection in patients with cirrhosis causing significant mortality. Delay in SBP diagnosis is a serious problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic yield of Uri-Quick Clini-10SGR vs. Multistix 10SGR reagent strips in an Emergency Department.Material and methods. A prospective study of consecutive patients with ascites and paracentesis attending to Emergency Department from March 2005 to February 2007 was made. SBP was defined by 250 neutrophiles /mm3. The ascites obtained at bedside was immediately tested in a dry test tube with both the Uri-Quick Clini 10SGR and MultistixSG10R. The Uri-Quick Clini 10SGR and Multistix SG10R. Strips were considered positive at grade. 3 (.125 leukocytes/mL).Results. A total of 223 ascitic fluid samples were obtained. There were 49 episodes of SBP. Median age was 54 (range 18-87 year) years; 62.3% were female. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, and 95% CI for Uri-Quick Clini 10SGR were 79.6 (64-87), 98.2 (94-99), 90.5 (78-96) and 93.9 (89-96), respectively. For MultistixSG10R the values were 77.5 (64-88), 97.7 (93-98), 90 (77.9-96.2), and 94 (89.4-96.6), respectively.Conclusion. The use of reagent strip is useful for SBP diagnosis in an emergency setting. The high PPV allow start antibiotic treatment. In areas without the resources to perform conventional ascites fluid analyses, these strips could be presentlyused. |
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Infection Diagnosis Ascites Liver cirrhosis |
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