The Diagnostic and Prognostic Values of C-Reactive Protein and Procalcitonin during Bacterial Infections in Decompensated Cirrhosis

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients.

Number of patients	92
Mean age, years	(19-91)
Male,	45
Female,	47
Cirrhosis etiology, (%)
Hepatitis C	39 (42)
Hepatitis B	9 (10)
Autoimmune hepatitis	7 (8)
Primary biliary cirrhosis	8 (9)
Alcohol	3 (4)
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis	7 (8)
Cryptogenic	13 (14)
Others	4 (5)
Causes for admission, (%)
Edemato-ascitic decompensation	46 (50)
Hepatic encephalopathy	23 (25)
Gastro-intestinal bleeding	14 (15)
Fever	14 (15)
Others	9 (10)
Infection source, (%)
Pulmonary tract infection	37 (62)
Urinary tract infection	12 (20)
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis	14 (23)
Skin infection	5 (8)
Multiple sites	6 (10)
Bacteremia	9 (14)
Isolated	3 (5)
Associated to another source	6 (10)
Severity scores
Child-Pugh class (%)
A	7
B	61
C	32
Child-Pugh, mean	(6–15)
ACLF (%)
Grade 1	33
Grade 2	32
Grade 3	35
MELD score, mean	(8-35)
APACHE II score, mean	(12-34)

MELD: Model for End-Stage Liver Disease; APACHE II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Disease Classification System II; ACLF: Acute-on-chronic liver failure.