title: Diagnostic paracentesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange County.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hoefs
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Jonas
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology; D001202:Ascitic Fluid; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D011677:Punctures