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Gut 1963;4:394-398; doi:10.1136/gut.4.4.394
Copyright © 1963 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & British Society of Gastroenterology.

Infection of ascitic fluid in patients with hepatic cirrhosis

D. N. S. Kerr, D. T. Pearson, A. E. Read

Infection of the ascitic fluid is a treatable complication which can easily escape diagnosis. The clinical features are recorded in this paper. The use of a special trocar and cannula may reduce the risk of infection after paracentesis.


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  • CONN, H. O. (1964). Spontaneous Peritonitis and Bacteremia in Laennec's Cirrhosis Caused by Enteric Organisms: A Relatively Common but Rarely Recognized Syndrome. ANN INTERN MED 60: 568-580 [Abstract]  

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