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. 2022 Jul 30;14:101–109. doi: 10.2147/HMER.S369966

Table 3.

Ascitic Fluid Laboratory Findings in Positive and Negative Fluid Culture Groups

Positive Fluid Culture (n = 17) Negative Fluid Culture (n = 41) p-value
N (Mean) % (SD) N (Mean) % (SD)
Opaque ascites 17 100% 26 63.4% 0.003
Ascitic WBC (cells/μL) 11,770.0 6846.4 4731.7 9236.1 0.003
Ascitic PMN (cells/μL) 9522.5 6327.7 3711.1 8114.1 0.006
Protein (g/l) 13.44 6.26 13.00 6.54 0.811