Ascitic fluid interleukin-8 to distinguish spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and sterile ascites in cirrhotic patients

Clin Chem. 1999 Nov;45(11):2027-8.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Ascites / diagnosis*
  • Ascites / etiology
  • Ascitic Fluid / chemistry*
  • Ascitic Fluid / metabolism
  • Ascitic Fluid / pathology
  • Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Bacterial Infections / etiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques
  • Interleukin-8 / analysis*
  • Interleukin-8 / biosynthesis
  • Interleukin-8 / blood
  • Liver Cirrhosis / complications
  • Liver Cirrhosis / metabolism*
  • Luminescent Measurements
  • Neutrophils / pathology
  • Peritonitis / diagnosis*
  • Peritonitis / etiology
  • Peritonitis / microbiology

Substances

  • Interleukin-8