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Peritoneal fluid culture   

Overview | Risks | Results

Alternative names:

Culture - peritoneal fluid

What the Risks Are

There is a small risk of the needle puncturing the bowel, bladder, or a blood vessel in the abdomen resulting in bowel perforation and/or bleeding and infection. 

Special Considerations

The determination of peritonitis is not only based on a peritoneal fluid culture (as this may remain negative even in the face of peritonitis) but on other clinical and laboratory parameters as well.

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