Research Article
Tuberculosis as an Etiological Factor in Liver Abscess in Adults
Table 2
Laboratory profile of patients.
| | | Overall study group () | Tubercular group () | Nontubercular group () | value |
| | Hb (<10 g/dL) | 75% | 88% | 70% | > 0.05 | | Leucocytosis | 78% | 80% | 77% | > 0.05 | | Raised ESR | 85% | 90% | 83% | > 0.05 | | Raised serum bilirubin | 20% | 10% | 23% | > 0.05 | | Raised serum liver enzymes | 70% | 80% | 67% | > 0.05 | | Raised alkaline phosphatase | 95% | 100% | 93% | > 0.05 | | Deranged coagulation profile | 40% | 40% | 13% | > 0.05 | | Mantoux test positive | 23% | 50% | 13% | < 0.05 |
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