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Table 2 White blood cell distribution in ascites

From: The peritoneal macrophage inflammatory profile in cirrhosis depends on the alcoholic or hepatitis C viral etiology and is related to ERK phosphorylation

 

Etiology

 

Cell type/mm 3

ALC-C

HCV-C

PMNs

0.5 (4.4)

3.4 (7)*

M-DM

6.95 (12.6)

14.8 (19.9)*

T Lymphocytes

7.37 (12.6)

14,66 (22.6)*

B Lymphocytes

0.16 (0.5)

0.21 (0.3)

NK cells

1.22 (2.2)

2.01 (5.6)

  1. Results are expressed as median (interquartile range). Mann–Whitney U test: * P < 0.05.
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BMC Immunology

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