Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis risk factors
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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 [1]
- Intestinal bacterial overgrowth [2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mustafa MG, Al Mamun MA, Alam AK (2009). "Study on ascitic fluid protein level in cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis". Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull. 35 (2): 41–3. PMID 20120777. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ van Erpecum KJ (2006). "Ascites and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with liver cirrhosis". Scand. J. Gastroenterol. Suppl. (243): 79–84. doi:10.1080/00365520600664342. PMID 16782626.