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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2009; 15(9): 1042-1049
Published online Mar 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1042
Published online Mar 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1042
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Anastasios Koulaouzidis, Endoscopy Unit, Centre of Liver & Digestive Disorders, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH16 4SA, United Kingdom
Shivaram Bhat, Gastroenterology, Belfast Trust Matter Hospital, 47-51 Crumlin Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT14 6AB, United Kingdom
Athar A Saeed, Gastroenterology Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE9 6SX, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Koulaouzidis A, Bhat S and Saeed AA contributed equally to this work; Koulaouzidis A designed the review, wrote the introduction, pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis, and variants, and had overall supervision; Bhat S wrote management; Saeed AA wrote clinical manifestations.
Correspondence to: Anastasios Koulaouzidis, MD, MRCP, Endoscopy Unit, Centre of Liver & Digestive Disorders, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH16 4SA, United Kingdom. akoulaouzidis@hotmail.com
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Received: December 24, 2008
Revised: January 8, 2009
Accepted: January 15, 2009
Published online: March 7, 2009
Revised: January 8, 2009
Accepted: January 15, 2009
Published online: March 7, 2009
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