Sensitivity of diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is higher with the automated cell count method
The automated cell count method should be preferred over the manual method to diagnose SBP because of its higher sensitivity. SBP definition, using the automated method, as polymorph cell count ≥ 0.2 cells × 10<sup>9</sup>/L in AF would need to be considered in patients admitted with decompensated cirrhosis.
Authors
- Oliver Bendall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2411-1517)
- Robert Tilley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0205-7700)
- Sally Chan
- Kris Bennett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0968-7529)
- Prebashan Moodley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9452-2472)
- Nigel Keelty
- Joanne Hosking
- Wayne Thomas
- Sam Waddy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6919-0576)
- Walaa Mohamed
- Juan G Acevedo-Haro
Institutions
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Hepatology
- Published
- 2024-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v16.i11.1265
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.74