Bacterial DNA in the diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

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BACKGROUND: Despite inoculation into blood culture bottles, ascitic fluid culture is negative in 50% of cases of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). AIM: To determine whether 16S rDNA gene detection by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing increases the efficacy of culture in microbiological diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. METHODS: We prospectively included 55 consecutive...

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