Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) due to their binding specificity, their homogeneity and great ability to be produced in unlimited quantities are important reagent in diagnosis and treatment of diseases like infections and cancers. Hybridoma cell lines grown as ascites tumours in Pristane primed mice will frequently yield milligram quantities of monoclonal antibody per milli liter of ascites fluid....

Reprint requests: Dr. Bhasker Bappal, Department of Pediatrics, Royal Hospital, P.O. Box 1331, Seeb-111, Sultanate of Oman. Manuscript Received: April 29,1997; Initial review completed: June 3,1997; Revision Accepted: August 29,1997 Hemoglobin and total blood count was normal. Serum electrolytes, urea and creatinine were normal. Total protien was 59 g/L, albumin was 35 g/L, globulin was 24 g/L,...

Refractory ascites can occur in patients with various conditions. Although several procedures based on the reinfusion of ascitic fluid have been reported after the failure of bed rest, salt and water restriction, diuretics, intravenous administration of albumin, and repeated paracentesis, these procedures are performed for ascitic fluid removal without dialytic effect. In this study, a flow con...

BACKGROUND Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is one of the most frequent and serious complication in patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites associated with high mortality. Empiric antibiotic therapy should be initiated before the results of ascitic fluid cultures are available, guided by knowledge of the microbial spectrum of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in a particular population. ME...

Background: Differential diagnosis of ascites is a common clinical problem and is usually done by Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG).However many other markers can also be utilized for the same. Aims & Objective: This study was carried out to evaluate the diagnostic efficiency of ascitic fluid cholesterol, serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) , Total protein Ratio and serum ascites choleste...

Aim: This study was done to assess and evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of cholesterol and protein in differentiating ascites into malignant and non-malignant group in comparison with cytology. Study Design: A cross sectional study to determine the correlation between ascitic fluid cholesterol and protein and malignant and non-malignant ascites. Place and Duration of Study: This study was carri...