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	𝑃 value
PT (%)	36.3 ± 15.9	42.7 ± 23.2	𝑃>0.05
Albumin (g/dL)	2.40 ± 0.42	2.47 ± 0.49	𝑃>0.05
T-bil. (mg/dL)	9.7 ± 6.4	7.8 ± 8.9	𝑃>0.05
NH3 (𝜇g/dL)	97 ± 37	89 ± 39	𝑃>0.05
BUN (mg/dL)	27.1 ± 8.9	27.5 ± 9.7	𝑃>0.05
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.32 ± 0.55	1.36 ± 0.59	𝑃>0.05
Child-Pugh score	13.3 ± 0.81	11.2 ± 1.93	𝑃<0.01
MELD score	26.1 ± 1.86	21.9 ± 2.22	𝑃<0.01

T-bil.: total bilirubin.
MELD: model for end-stage liver disease.