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. 2014 Sep 16;4(4):279–286. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2014.08.003

Table 1.

Patients' Clinical Information and Laboratory Results.

No. of patients %
Sex:
 Male 9 75%
 Female 3 25%
 M:F ratio 3:1
 Mean age: 52.8 yrs (SD 11.1)
Child-Pugh’s class:
 C 10/12 83.3%
 B 2/12 16.7%
No. of patients with past SBP episode(s) reported 7/12 58.3%
Means of diagnosis
 
  • a)

    Ultrasound

12/12 100%
 
  • b)

    Histology

2/12 16.6%
Etiology of Cirrhosis:
 HBsAg positive 8 66.6%
 HCV positive 1 8.3%
 Alcoholic 2 16.6%
 Auto-immune 1 8.3%
Total 12 100%