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Table 2 Comparison of laboratory data of patents with SBP and CNNA

From: Outcomes in culture positive and culture negative ascitic fluid infection in patients with viral cirrhosis: cohort study

Variables

SBP ± SD (n = 44)

CNNA ± SD (n = 143)

p- value

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

10.43 ± 1.5

10.21 ± 1.9

0.44

WBC (109/L)

10.9 ± 7.3

10.4 ± 5.6

0.69

Platelets (109/L)

101 ± 53

132 ± 91

0.005

Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.95 ± 1

1.44 ± 0.85

0.003

Total Bilirubin (mg/dl)

7.82 ± 6.1

6.68 ± 6.8

0.30

SGPT (IU/L)

49.29 ± 41.4

60.58 ± 58.3

0.18

Prothrombin Time(s)

24.8 ± 6.6

22.4 ± 7.2

0.04

INR

2.05 ± 0.55

2.05 ± 2.5

0.99

Serum albumin (g/dl)

1.99 ± 0.37

2.04 ± 0.4

0.47

Ascitic TLC (cells/mm3)

4774 ± 3642.45

4384 ± 3638.71

0.70

Ascitic PMN (cells/mm3)

4055 ± 2860

3875 ± 2245

0.59

Blood culture positive

14 (31.8%)

14 (9.8%)

0.002