The serum-ascites vitamin D gradient (SADG): A novel index in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Antonio Riccardo Buonomo; Michele Arcopinto; Riccardo Scotto; Emanuela Zappulo; Biagio Pinchera; Simona Sanguedolce; Giuseppe Perruolo; Pietro Formisano; Antonio Cittadini; Umberto Vespasiani Gentilucc; Guglielmo Borgia; Ivan Gentile

doi:10.1016/j.clinre.2018.10.001

The serum-ascites vitamin D gradient (SADG): A novel index in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2019 Aug;43(4):e57-e60. doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2018.10.001. Epub 2018 Oct 24.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁴ Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁵ Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁶ Department of Medicine, Unit of Internal Medicine and Hepatology, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁷ Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁸ Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁹ Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
¹⁰ Department of Medicine, Unit of Internal Medicine and Hepatology, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
¹¹ Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
¹² Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 30529022
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2018.10.001

No abstract available

Keywords: CRP; Cirrhosis; Hypovitaminosis D; Infection; SBP; Vitamin D.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Ascites
Ascitic Fluid / chemistry*
Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
Bacterial Infections / metabolism*
Calcifediol / analysis*
Calcifediol / blood
Female
Humans
Leukocyte Count
Liver Cirrhosis / complications*
Male
Neutrophils
Peritonitis / metabolism*
Prospective Studies
Statistics, Nonparametric
Vitamin D Deficiency / diagnosis

Substances

Calcifediol