Procalcitonin, and cytokines document a dynamic inflammatory state in non-infected cirrhotic patients with ascites

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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2014; 20(9): 2374-2382
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Table 4 Serum and ascitic procalcitonin levels segregated by liver disease

	Serum	Ascites	P value
EtOH (ng/mL)	0.38 ± 0.22	0.22 ± 0.13	NS
HCV (ng/mL)	0.44 ± 0.27	0.13 ± 0.12	NS
Cardiac/miscellaneous (ng/mL)	0.95 ± 0.74	0.77 ± 0.07	NS
P value	NS	< 0.05^a

^aP < 0.05 cardiac/misc vs non-cardiac diseases only. Data given as mean ± SE. EtOH: Alcohol; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; NS: Not significant.

Citation: Attar BM, Moore CM, George M, Ion-Nedelcu N, Turbay R, Zachariah A, Ramadori G, Fareed J, Thiel DHV. Procalcitonin, and cytokines document a dynamic inflammatory state in non-infected cirrhotic patients with ascites. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(9): 2374-2382
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