Culture-Negative Neutrocytic Ascites: A
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Bruce A. Runyon; John C. Hoefs
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Article
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1984
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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A review of the medical records of patients diagnosed as having "spontaneous bacterial peritonitis" (SBP) revealed 18 episodes of culture-negative neutrocytic ascites (CNNA) in 17 patients. The following criteria were all required in order to qualify for this diagnosis: (i) an ascitic fluid neutrop