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ArticleGastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench2014

Bacteriologic study of cirrhotic patients with non-neutrocytic ascites.

Hossein Dabiri, Masoumeh Azimi Rad, Ramin Tavafzadeh, Effat Taheri, Soudabeh Safakar, Ehsan Nazemalhosseini Mojarad, Neda Farzaneh, Mohammad Reza Zali

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Article in Gastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hossein DabiriGastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Masoumeh Azimi RadGastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ramin TavafzadehGastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Effat TaheriEmam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Soudabeh SafakarGastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ehsan Nazemalhosseini MojaradGastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Neda FarzanehGastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Psychiatry Department, School of Medicine, University Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Reza ZaliGastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimWe aimed for detection of bacterial DNA (bactDNA) in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and its prognostic relevance in cirrhotic patients with culture-negative non-neutrocytic ascites (CNNNA).

backgroundapproximately 60% of patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) are ascites culture negative. PATIENTS AND

methodsOf each 77 patients with cirrhosis and ascites, two samples including blood and ascitic fluid (AF) were taken. Blood samples were obtained for routine biochemical study and PMN count. AF samples were used for biochemical analysis and aerobic and anaerobic culture. BactDNA was detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using bacterial universal 16srRNA gene primer.

resultsOf all AF samples, 3 (3.9%) were positive for bacterial culture (one streptococcus α hemolytic and two E.coli). The mean number of PMN in AF was 63. BactDNA was detected in 33 (42.9%) of 77 of samples (group A) and bactDNA was absent in 41 (53.2%) of samples (group B). Blood WBC, prothrombin time, LDH, serum total protein, AF WBC, serum albumin, AF albumin, AF total protein, serum total bilirubin, AST, ALT and BUN were not statically different among group A and B. Hepatitis B, 41(45%), was the most frequent cause of cirrhosis.

conclusionHepatitis B is the common cause of cirrhosis in Iranian cirrhotic patients. Also, current study showed that high number of Iranian cirrhotic patients with CNNNA carries bactDNA in their AF. The clinical findings as well as clinical laboratory data in patients with CNNNA are independent to bactDNA status in their ascitic fluid.

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Ascitic fluidBactDNACirrhosisCulture-negative non-neutrocytic ascitesSpontaneous bacterial peritonitis

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PMCPMC4185877
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