Research Article

Antimicrobial-Induced Cytopenia and Bone Marrow Hypocellularity in Patients with Cirrhosis

Table 2

The range of cytopenias and outcomes in different categories of antimicrobials in patients with CLD (Total ).

ItemNo antimicrobials
()
Cephalosporin
()
Carbapenem
()
Beta-lactams
()
Quinolones
()
Antifungals
()

Hb (g/dL)10.5 (8.6–12)8.8 (7.2–10)9 (6.7–10.8)8.8 (7.6–9.9)8.6 (6.5–10)8 (6.7–10.8)
TLC (×109/L)5.0 (3.5–7.6)4.9 (3.1–8.7)6.6 (3.3–12)5.1 (2.5–11)8.7 (2.4–14)4.4 (3.1–12)
Plt count (×109/L)90 (54–165)84.5 (40–154)90 (51–150)65 (41–110)64 (23–104)90 (50–176)
MELD score12 (8.0–13.7)11.5 (5.5–19.4)18.5 (11–28.6)15.4 (7.6–21)15.6 (7.4–32)12.7 (5–31.4)
Outcome, alive: (%)70 (86.4%)75 (87.2%)21 (52.5%)19 (76%)9 (69.2%)10 (53%)