- Detecting Bacterial Growth in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Effluent Using Two Culture Methods
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Yoon SH, Choi NW, Yun SR
- KMID: 1785659
- Korean J Intern Med.
- 2010 Mar;25(1):82-85.
- doi: 10.3904/kjim.2010.25.1.82
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The aim of this study was to evaluate the peritonitis-causing bacteria detected in peritoneal fluid using a blood culture bottle in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). METHODS:... -
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- Ascitic Fluid Calprotectin and Serum Procalcitonin as Accurate Diagnostic Markers for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
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Abdel-Razik A, Mousa N, Elhammady , Elhelaly R, Elzehery R, Elbaz S, Eissa M, El-Wakeel , Eldars W
- KMID: 2412053
- Gut Liver.
- 2016 Jul;10(4):624-631.
- doi: 10.5009/gnl15120
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is based on a polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) exceeding 250/μL in ascitic fluid. The aim of the study was to evaluate serum procalcitonin... -
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- Usefulness of Reagent Strips for the Diagnosis of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
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Kim DK, Suh DJ, Kim GD, Choi WB, Kim SH, Lim YS, Lee HC, Chung YH, Lee YS
- KMID: 760606
- Korean J Hepatol.
- 2005 Sep;11(3):243-249.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is one of the potentially life-threatening complications for patients with liver cirrhosis, and it has a mortality rate of over 20%. Early diagnosis of... -
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- A Case of Brain Abscess Caused by Propionibacterium acnes 13 Months after Neurosurgery and Confirmed by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing
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Chung S, Kim JS, Seo SW, Ra EK, Joo SI, Kim SY, Park SS, Kim EC
- KMID: 1094353
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2011 Apr;31(2):122-126.
- doi: 10.3343/kjlm.2011.31.2.122
Propionibacterium acnes is a gram-positive anaerobic bacillus and a normal inhabitant of the skin. Although it is often considered a contaminant of blood cultures, it can occasionally cause serious infections,... -
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- Usefulness of a Chromogenic Selective Agar for the Identification of Bacillus cereus Isolated from Blood Cultures
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Jeong ES, Shin JH, Shin MG, Suh SP, Ryang DW
- KMID: 1781646
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2010 Aug;30(4):394-399.
- doi: 10.3343/kjlm.2010.30.4.394
BACKGROUND: The incidence of Bacillus cereus bacteremia is increasing, but the identification of Bacillus species remains difficult. Brilliance Bacillus cereus agar (BBC agar; Oxoid, UK) is a new CHROMagar medium... -
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