Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is defined as the presence of an infection in a previously sterile ascites in the absence of an intra-abdominal source of infection or malignancy . The variants of Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis includes - (i) Classic Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: -ascitic fluid polymorphonuclear leukocyte counts more than 250/mm3 and positive culture. (ii) Culture negative neutrocytic ascitis but the ascitic fluid polymorphonuclear leukocyte counts more than 250/mm3 and (iii) Bacterascites: - a culture positive ascitic fluid but the polymorphonuclear leukocyte counts less than 250/mm3
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assess the frequency of asymptomatic spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patient with decompensated liver cirrhosis admitted to Al-Rajhi Liver Hospital
Timeframe: 2 days