Open AccessAmyloid A in Serum and Ascitic Fluid as a Novel Diagnostic Marker of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
Author(s) -
Rehab Badawi,
Muhammad Nadeem Asghar,
Sherief Abd-Elsalam,
Samah A Elshweikh,
Tamer Haydara,
Sherein M. Alnabawy,
Mahmoud Elkadeem,
Walaa Elkhalawany,
Samah Soliman,
Reham Abdelkader Elkhouly,
Shimaa E. Soliman,
Mona Watany,
Mai Khalif,
Asem Elfert
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anti-inflammatory and anti-allergy agents in medicinal chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1875-614X
pISSN - 1871-5230
DOI - 10.2174/1871523018666190401154447
Subject(s) - spontaneous bacterial peritonitis , medicine , ascites , biomarker , serum amyloid a , asceticism , amyloid (mycology) , c reactive protein , surrogate endpoint , peritonitis , gastroenterology , pathology , immunology , chemistry , inflammation , biochemistry , archaeology , history
Diagnosis of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) depends mainly on ascetic fluid culture which may be negative in spite of the clinical suggestion of SBP and high ascetic fluid neutrophilic count.