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Table 2 Serum PCT levels, peripheral blood WBC and WBC/PLT ratios in the enrolled subjects

From: Measurement of serum procalcitonin levels for the early diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis

Group

PCT (ng/mL)

WBC(×109/L)

WBC/PLT

SBP (n = 61)

3.55 ± 3.53*

8.8 ± 1.1

0.23 ± 0.03*

Lung infection (n = 8)

3.2 ± 3.46*

6.7 ± 2.3

0.17 ± 0.06*

Unknown infections (n = 25)

2.24 ± 2.73*

5.1 ± 1.1

0.35 ± 0.07*

Control (n = 17)

0.15 ± 0.08

5.14 ± 1.04

0.05 ± 0.2

  1. *Compared with control; p < 0.001.
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