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*often abdominal paracentesis is done to test the fluid for WBC and cultures | *often abdominal paracentesis is done to test the fluid for WBC and cultures | ||
*A diagnosis of SBP is made if the polymorphonuclear cell (PMN, also referred to as neutrophils) count in the ascitic fluid is ≥250 cells/mm3, culture results are positive, and secondary causes of peritonitis are excluded | *A diagnosis of SBP is made if the polymorphonuclear cell (PMN, also referred to as neutrophils) count in the ascitic fluid is ≥250 cells/mm3, culture results are positive, and secondary causes of peritonitis are excluded | ||
*Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is the development of a bacterial infection in the peritoneum causing peritonitis, despite the absence of an obvious source for the infection. It occurs almost exclusively in people with portal hypertension, usually as a result of cirrhosis of the liver. It can also occur in patients with nephrotic syndrome. I put in this clarification because there is a distinction between SBP and just peritonitis. --[[User:LKolesar|LKolesar]] 07:58, 2018 May 30 (CDT) | |||
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