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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Risk Factors
Risk factors include
- Low protein level in ascitic fluid [1]
- Low complement concentration (complement 3) in ascitic fluid [2]
- Intestinal bacterial overgrowth [3]