The definitive diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is made by a positive ascitic fluid culture. Causative organisms cannot be isolated in up to 65% of patients with well-defined spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, probably due to inadequate ascites culture techniques. We prospectively compared two ascites culture methods: conventional (on chocolate agar and thioglycolate broth) and mo...

Background: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is one of the most common complications in cirrhosis with ascites, which associated a high mortality. Various studies have shown that prevalence PBS ranges from 20-30% patients and ascites. Not all cases it accompanied by obvious symptoms, makes early diagnosis difficult. Aim: The aims this study were to assess risk factors alcohoolic liver ci...