Table 2 Clinical manifestations and laboratory findings of patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis by study group

 Abdominal pain

23 (71.9)

90 (70.3)

0.86

 Fever

24 (75.0)

87 (68.0)

0.44

 Hepatic encephalopathy

6 (18.8)

34 (26.6)

0.36

 Septic shock

5 (15.6)

31 (24.2)

0.30

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding, n (%)

9 (28.1)

12 (9.4)

0.005

 Variceal bleeding

7

11

 Ulcer bleeding

1

1

 Duodenal invasion of cancer

1

0

Concomitant bacteremia, n (%)

11 (34.4)

87 (68.0)

0.001

 Serum WBC, cells/μL

8,050 (5,125 − 13,200)

6,450 (4,400 − 9,675)

0.12

 Platelets, x 10/mL

61 (44–104)

62 (41–85)

0.15

 C-reactive protein, mg/dL

6.41 (2.1–7.9)

3.06 (1.1–6.2)

0.06

 Serum creatinine, mg/dL

1.2 (0.9–1.5)

1.2 (0.9–1.7)

0.80

 Serum bilirubin, mg/dL

3.8 (2.6–12.2)

5.3 (3.5–10.3)

0.79

 Ascites WBC, cells/μL

6,160 (1,945–11,795)

5,360 (2,690–11,960)

0.45

 Ascites neutrophils, cells/μL

5,058 (1,483–10,899)

4,275 (2,092–10,771)

0.46

Ascites protein, mg/dL

1.5 (1.0–2.5)

1.0 (0.8–1.4)

0.003