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Table 2 Group comparison of laboratory data

From: The role of cross sectional imaging in the management of acute pyogenic inguinal abscess - extrapelvic versus intrapelvic origin

 

Extrapevic origin

Intrapevic origin

p-value

 

n=13

n=15

 

Total WBC

   

Leukocytosis (>=12000/L,)

10 (76.9)

13 (86.7)

0.640

Leutropenia (<=4000/L,)

1

1

 

Leukocytosis or leutropenia

11 (84.6)

14 (93.3)

0.583

Differential count

   

 Band formation

7 (53.8)

12 (80)

0.227

 Band >=10

0 (0)

3 (20)

0.226

 Neutrophilia (>7500/L,)

12 (92.3)

14 (93.3)

1.000

 Lymphocytopenia (<1000/L,)

2 (13.4)

6 (40)

0.221

Thrombocytopenia (<150000/L,)

2 (13.4)

2 (13.3)

 

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

12.2 (8.0, 15.3)

10.2 (6.7, 14.2)

0.024*

C-reactive protein (mg/dL)

205.6 (15.7, 458)

262.9 (120, 412)

0.111

Glucose (mg/dL)

153.8 (91, 249)

220.3 (81, 497)

0.121

Sodium (meq/L)

137.6 (124, 149)

131.7 (122, 137)

0.023*

ALT (u/L)

48.9 (15, 85)

34.6 (14, 187)

0.028*

Hypoalbuminemia (<2 g/dL)

5(38.4)

10 (66.7)

0.255

Bacteremia

3 (23.1)

2 (13.3)

0.640

Bacteriological findings

   

 Positive blood culture

1

1

1.000

 Positive wound culture

11

13

1.000

 Positive blood and wound culture

2

1

0.096

 GPC

10 (76.9)

1 (6.7)

<0.001*

 GNB

2 (15.4)

2 (13.3)

1.000

 Mixed infection

1 (7.7)

9 (60)

0.006*

 Anaerobes

0

8 (53.3)

0.002*

  1. Data are presented as median (min, max) or frequency (%).
  2. GPC, gram positive cocci, GNB, gram negative bacilli.
  3. *:p < 0.05.