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Table 2 Laboratory findings of patients with liver abscess

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

  1. *P value was calculated on two groups of E.coli liver abscess and K.pneumoniae liver abscess