Table 2.
Association of Different Symptoms, Clinical and Laboratory Features in Positive and Negative Ascitic Fluid Culture Groups
| Total (n = 58) | Positive Fluid Culture (n = 17) | Negative Fluid Culture (n = 41) | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/Mean | %/SD | N/Mean | %/SD | N/Mean | %/SD | ||
| Fever | 33 | 56.9% | 14 | 82.4% | 19 | 46.3 | 0.012 |
| Abdominal pain | 54 | 93.1% | 16 | 94.1% | 38 | 92.7 | 1.0 |
| Diarrhea | 37 | 63.8% | 11 | 64.43% | 26 | 63.4 | 1.0 |
| Jaundice | 48 | 84.2% | 15 | 88.2% | 33 | 80.5% | 0.707 |
| Upper GI bleeding | 14 | 24.1% | 3 | 17.6% | 11 | 26.8% | 0.532 |
| Hepatic encephalopathy | 29 | 50% | 12 | 70.6% | 17 | 41.4% | 0.001 |
| Large ascite | 38 | 65.5% | 11 | 28.9% | 27 | 71.1% | 0.99 |
| Child-Pugh C | 47 | 81.0% | 17 | 100% | 26 | 60.5% | 0.024 |
| AST (U/L) | 121.3 | 90.94 | 112.37 | 67.22 | 125.05 | 99.66 | 0.577 |
| ALT (U/L) | 69.43 | 60.82 | 79.9 | 68.05 | 65.08 | 59.90 | 0.437 |
| Albumin (g/l) | 24.2 | 5.26 | 22.7 | 3.79 | 24.92 | 5.67 | 0.096 |
| Total bilirubin (µmol/l) | 132.9 | 133 | 172.6 | 128.38 | 115.51 | 132.93 | 0.144 |
| INR | 1.9 | 0.65 | 2.25 | 0.82 | 1.76 | 0.5 | 0.034 |
| Creatinin (µmol/l) | 131.0 | 131.1 | 146.7 | 173.72 | 124.98 | 110.78 | 0.637 |
| PLT (G/l) | 135.78 | 100.22 | 72.06 | 24.11 | 162.20 | 107.89 | 0.000 |
| Serum WBC (G/l) | 10.9 | 5.38 | 10.8 | 5.09 | 10.9 | 5.56 | 0.952 |
| Serum PMN (G/l) | 8.42 | 4.75 | 8.72 | 4.76 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 0.762 |