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Editorial
. 2020 May;158(6):1540-1543.
doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.02.040. Epub 2020 Mar 2.

Can Macrophages in Cirrhotic Ascites Fluid Predict Clinical Outcome in Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis?

Annie J Kruger  1
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Can Macrophages in Cirrhotic Ascites Fluid Predict Clinical Outcome in Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis?

Annie J Kruger. Gastroenterology. 2020 May.
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