From: Prognosis of liver abscess with no identified organism
CNLA (n = 156) | CPLA (n = 246) | Causative organism | P value | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E.coli (n = 74) | K.pneumoniae (n = 133) | P value* | Other (n = 39) | ||||
White blood cells, per mm3, median (IQR) | 11,500 (5142) | 12,095 (4692.5) | 11,200 (8225) | 13,130 (8560) | 0.30 | 10,300 (5450) | 0.69 |
Platelets(×103), per mm3, median (IQR) | 212 (102) | 167 (104.5) | 166 (136) | 157 (126) | 0.37 | 549 (93) | 0.001 |
C-reactive protein, mg/dℓ, median (IQR) | 13.3 (8.9) | 16.9 (8.7) | 14.1 (11.7) | 20.7 (13.3) | 0.61 | 11.3 (5.09) | 0.01 |
AST, IU/L, median (IQR) | 53.5 (48) | 59 (35) | 45 (51) | 65.5 (60.3) | 0.23 | 56 (73) | 0.70 |
ALT, IU/L, median (IQR) | 53 (50.5) | 61 (37) | 42 (48) | 74.5 (72.6) | 0.40 | 50 (34) | 0.53 |
Alkaline phosphotase, IU/L, median (IQR) | 139 (78) | 132.5 (97.5) | 196 (235) | 121 (104.5) | 0.0001 | 144 (91.5) | 0.26 |
r-GTP, IU/L, median (IQR) | 140 (126) | 104 (112.7) | 100 (263.7) | 113 (143) | 0.0007 | 94 (153) | 0.10 |
Total bilirubin, mg/dℓ, median (IQR) | 0.71 (0.8) | 1.08 (0.94) | 0.98 (1.58) | 1.10 (1.18) | 0.25 | 0.96 (0.99) | 0.26 |
Albumin, g/dℓ, median (IQR) | 3.0 (0.4) | 3.1 (0.5) | 3.1 (0.8) | 3.2 (0.8) | 0.33 | 3.1 (0.6) | 0.01 |
Creatinine, mg/dℓ median (IQR) | 0.81 (0.25) | 0.92 (0.31) | 0.85 (0.43) | 1.01 (0.46) | 0.94 | 0.85 (0.25) | 0.06 |