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Original Article

Tuberculous peritonitis in cirrhotic patients: Comparison of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis caused by Escherichia coli with tuberculous peritonitis

Nam Joong Kim Department of Infectious Disease, Asan Medical Centre, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbial Genetics, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Eun Ju Choo Department of Infectious Disease, Asan Medical Centre, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbial Genetics, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Yee Gyung Kwak Department of Infectious Disease, Asan Medical Centre, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbial Genetics, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Sang Oh Lee Department of Infectious Disease, Asan Medical Centre, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbial Genetics, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Sang Ho Choi Department of Infectious Disease, Asan Medical Centre, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbial Genetics, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Jun Hee Woo Department of Infectious Disease, Asan Medical Centre, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbial Genetics, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Yang Soo Kim Department of Infectious Disease, Asan Medical Centre, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbial Genetics, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 852-856 | Received 25 May 2009, Published online: 18 Nov 2009

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