Bacterial infections in cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 1 Child-Pugh classification and incidence of bacterial infections in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Child-Pugh class	n	No. of bacterial infections	%
A	173	4	2.3
B	201	16	8.0a
C	345	91	26.4b
Total	710	111	15.4

^aP < 0.05 vs class B; ^bP < 0.01 vs class A or B.

Table 2 Etiology of cirrhosis and incidence of bacterial infections

Etiology of cirrhosis	n	Bacterial infection
		Rate1	%
Schistosomiasis	203	38	18.7
Hepatitis B	186	26	14.0
Non-A, non-B hepatitis	289	41	14.2
Primary biliary cirrhosis	15	2	13.3
Other causes	26	4	15.4

¹No significant differences, as analyzed by χ² test.

Table 3 Organisms isolated from infectious ascites in cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Organism	Blood	Fluid	Sputum	Urine	Other	Total	%
Gram-positive						68	33.3
S. aureus (MRSA)	5 (2)	3 (1)	6 (3)	2	7	23 (6)	11.3
Enterococcus	2	3	3	4	4	16	7.8
S. epidermidis	3	1	2	1	2	9	4.4
S. pneumoniae			4		3	7	3.4
Others	1	2	8	1	1	13	13
Gram- negative						122	59.8
E. coli	4		5	8	6	27	13.2
Pneumoniae	6	4	6	2	3	20	9.8
P. aeruginosa	3	3	7	2	3	20	9.8
Enterobacter	1	5	2	6	1	10	4.9
Serratia	2		2	1	2	9	4.4
Cepacia	4			2	3	9	4.4
Others	3	2	8	9	5	27	13.2
Candida sp.	3	1	5	2	3	14	6.9