Original Article

Complement and Immunoglobulin Levels in Serum and Ascitic Fluid of Patients With Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, Malignant Ascites, and Tuberculous Peritonitis

Authors: Bulent Yildirim, MD, Ramazan Sari, MD, Nurzen Sezgin, MD, Alper Sevinc, MD, Fatih Hilmioglu, MD

Abstract

Background.We determined complement and immunoglobulin levels in ascitic fluid and serum of 47 patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, malignant ascites, or tuberculous ascites.

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