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Abstract
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is one of the most serious complications of ascites in cirrhotic patients. The condition should be suspected in any cirrhotic patient with ascites with evidence of clinical deterioration, regression in hepatic or renal function, worsening malaise, encephalopathy or unexplained persistent leucocytosis.
Diagnostic aspiration should be performed and neutrophil count>250 cells/mm3 is indicative of underlying SBP.
- Leukocyte esterase (LE) is a urine test for the presence of white blood cells and other abnormalities associated with infection by detecting esterase which is an enzyme released by white blood cells and this test was tried for diagnosis of SBP using the ascetic fluid as the substrate.
- Our study aims to assess the reliability and validity of leukocyte esterase reagent strips in diagnosis of SBP in cirrhotic patient with ascites and compare this method with other conventional methods used in diagnosis.