In specific settings, biochemical and haematological analysis of ascitic fluid may provide answers to important clinical questions. This review seeks to outline the value and limitations of ...

In four patients cultures of blood were positive, and in two they were repeatedly negative when cultures of ascitic fluid yielded pneumococci (E.W. and D.P., second attack, Table 2). None of the ...

Although not predictive of the development of SBP, the presence of bacterial DNA in ascitic fluid and serum is an indicator of a poor prognosis necessitating further investigation. [72] ...