| | | Ascitic fluid examination | Diagnosis | Outcome | | AFB smear | AFB culture | Tb PCR | Cell count (differential) | SAAG < 1.1 | Cytology (class) | ADA (IU/L) | |
| | Tuberculosis | | 1 | (−) | (−) | (−) | 1,090/μL (N 24%, L 69%) | No | II | 44.0 | Peritonitis | Histopathology of the peritoneal specimen | Lost to follow-up | | 2 | (−) | (−) | (−) | 130/μL (L 99%) | Yes | II | 76.1 | Peritonitis, pleuritis | Culture for Tb of the pleural effusion | Improved | | 3 | (−) | (+) | (−) | 700/μL (N 1%, L 96%) | Yes | I | 87.4 | Peritonitis | Culture for Tb of ascitic fluid | Cured | | 4 | (−) | (−) | (−) | 740/μL (N 2%, L 90%) | Yes | U | 102.2 | Disseminated | Histopathology of the testis and culture and PCR for Tb of the urine | Cured | | 5 | (−) | (−) | NT | 1,640/μL (N 12%, L 56%) | Yes | I | 138.2 | Peritonitis, pleuritis | Peritoneal nodules and PCR for Tb of the sputum | Improved | | 6 | (−) | (−) | NT | 46,400/μL (N 96%, L 3%) | NT | I | 176.1 | Peritonitis | Clinical course | Cured | | 7 | (−) | (−) | (−) | 290/μL (N 51%, L 40%) | NT | NT | 57.3 | Peritonitis, pulmonary Tb | Culture and PCR for Tb of the peritoneal specimen and sputum | Died | | 8 | (−) | (+) | (−) | 190/μL (N 10%, L 83%) | NT | I | 64.9 | Peritonitis, pleuritis | Culture and PCR for Tb of the pleural effusion, urine, and sputum | Improved |
| | Lymphoma | | 9 | NT | NT | NT | 7,000/μL (N 3%, A 97%) | NT | V | 50.0 | NK/T-cell lymphoma | Cytology of the ascitic fluid | Died | | 10 | (−) | (−) | (−) | 12,400/μL (N 8%, L 9%, A 83%) | Yes | V | 71.6 | B-cell lymphoma | Cytology of the ascitic fluid | Died | | 11 | (−) | (−) | (−) | 570/μL (N 29%, L 22%, A 41%) | Yes | V | 157.9 | NK/T-cell lymphoma | Cytology of the ascitic fluid and histopathology of the skin and lymph node specimens | Died | | 12 | NT | NT | NT | 8,500/μL (N 14%, L 9%, A 73%) | NT | V | 45.5 | T-cell lymphoma | Cytology of the ascitic fluid and histopathology of the lymph node specimens | Died |
| | Others | | 13 | NT | NT | NT | 5,790/μL (N 79%, L 2%, A 1%) | NT | IV | 97.2 | CP, BP | Cytology and bacterial culture of the ascitic fluid and histopathology of the liver specimen | Died | | 14 | NT | NT | NT | 84,250/μL (N 81%, L 9%) | NT | V | 153.0 | CP, BP | Cytology and bacterial culture of the ascitic fluid | Died | | 15 | (−) | (−) | (−) | 112,000/μL (N 54%, L 22%) | NT | I | 87.2 | PID | Nucleic acid amplification test for Chlamydia trachomatis of the endocervical specimen | Cured |
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AFB, acid-fast bacilli; Tb, tuberculosis; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; SAAG, serum-to-ascites albumin gradient; ADA, adenosine deaminase; NT, not tested; N, neutrophils; L, lymphocytes; A, atypical cell; U, unclassifiable; NK, natural killer; CP, carcinomatous peritonitis; BP, bacterial peritonitis; PID, pelvic inflammatory disease.
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