The value of ascitic fluid polymorphonuclear cell count determination during therapy of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with liver cirrhosis.

Abstract

By monitoring the ascitic fluid PMN cell count it seems to be possible to determine the efficacy and optimal duration of cefotaxime therapy in patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis when it is of most importance that the number of ascitic fluid PMN cell count should decrease below 250/mm3 during the therapy.