Clinical Study
Investigation of Bacteremia due to Aeromonas Species and Comparison with That due to Enterobacteria in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
Table 3
Comparison of laboratory findings in the two groups.
| | Aeromonas bacteremia | Enterobacterial bacteremia | value |
| PT (%) | 36.3 ± 15.9 | 42.7 ± 23.2 | | Albumin (g/dL) | 2.40 ± 0.42 | 2.47 ± 0.49 | | T-bil. (mg/dL) | 9.7 ± 6.4 | 7.8 ± 8.9 | | NH3 (g/dL) | 97 ± 37 | 89 ± 39 | | BUN (mg/dL) | 27.1 ± 8.9 | 27.5 ± 9.7 | | Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.32 ± 0.55 | 1.36 ± 0.59 | | Child-Pugh score | 13.3 ± 0.81 | 11.2 ± 1.93 | | MELD score | 26.1 ± 1.86 | 21.9 ± 2.22 | |
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T-bil.: total bilirubin. MELD: model for end-stage liver disease.
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