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. 2020 Sep 28;15(9):e0239470. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239470

Table 4. Comparison of all patient with SBP, patients with positive cultures and patient with resistant organisms.

Patient Characteristics All SBP Patients Culture Positive SBP Cultures with Drug Resistant Bacteria P
Number of Patients 314 108 27  
Age (years) 56.7 57.8 58.6 0.33
MELD-Na 26.7 28.5 28.5 0.393
Mortality 17.8% 25.7% 25.9% 0.298
ICU Transfer 41.4% 52.3% 66.7% 0.028

Of note, drug resistant bacteria implies drug resistance to either ceftriaxone or piperacillin-tazobactam.