TABLE 2.
Laboratory findings and radiologic findings for the two groups of patients
| Parametera | No. (%) of patients in:
|
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cefazolin group (n = 59) | Extended-spectrum cephalosporin group (n = 48) | ||
| Laboratory data | |||
| Albumin < 30 g/liter | 17 (28.8) | 19 (39.6) | 0.24 |
| Leukocyte count > 12.0 × 109 or < 4.0 × 109/liter | 35 (59.3) | 32 (66.7) | 0.44 |
| Platelet count < 100 × 109/liter | 8 (13.6) | 8 (16.7) | 0.65 |
| ALT > 80 U/liter | 19 (32.2) | 22 (45.8) | 0.15 |
| AST > 80 U/liter | 17 (28.8) | 19 (39.6) | 0.24 |
| Alkaline phosphatase > 300 U/liter | 29 (49.2) | 34 (70.8) | 0.02 |
| Urea nitrogen > 7.14 nmol/liter (20 mg/dl) | 24 (40.7) | 20 (41.7) | 0.92 |
| Creatinine > 132.6 μmol/liter (1.5 mg/dl) | 9 (15.3) | 12 (25.0) | 0.21 |
| K. pneumoniae bacteremia | 38 (64.4) | 33 (68.8) | 0.64 |
| Image findings | |||
| Abscess size ≥ 5 cm | 41 (69.5) | 39 (81.3) | 0.16 |
| Gas formation | 12 (20.3) | 8 (16.7) | 0.63 |
| Solitary abscess | 47 (79.7) | 44 (91.7) | 0.08 |
| Septum formation | 7 (11.9) | 8 (16.7) | 0.48 |
a
ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase.