Table 1.

Ascitic fluid parameters and antibiotic regimens

	OSH paracentesis	YNHH first paracentesis (day 0)	YNHH second paracentesis (day 7)	YNHH third paracentesis (day 10)	YNHH fourth paracentesis (day 13, First Pocket)	YNHH fourth paracentesis (day 13, Second Pocket)
Ascitic fluid WBC count and differential	2213 nucleated cells/μL (79% granulocytes, 2% lymphocytes)	6425 nucleated cells/μL (97% granulocytes)	96 nucleated cells/μL (27% granulocytes, 52% lymphocytes	3475 nucleated cells/μL (86% granulocytes)	84 cells/µL (19% granulocytes, 55% lymphocytes)	4030 cells/µL (90% granulocytes, 1% lymphocytes)
Ascitic fluid culture	Klebsiella pneumoniae	NG	NG	NG	NG	NG
Ascitic fluid ADA level	N/A	N/A	N/A	44 U/L	12.2 U/L	42.0 U/L
Antibiotic treatment	Ceftriaxone for 14 days	Vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam	Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for SBP prophylaxis	Vancomycin, ceftriaxone, and metronidazole	Vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam	Vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam

ADA, adenosine deaminase; N/A, not available; NG, no growth; OSH, outside hospital; SBP, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; WBC, white blood count; YNHH, Yale New Haven Hospital.