Effect of alternative antibiotics in treatment of cefotaxime resistant spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Table 1 Demographic and clinical features of all patients n (%)

Variable	Group I (n = 81)	Group II(n = 19)	χ2	P value
Gender
Male	48 (59.3)	11 (57.9)	0.01	0.91
Female	33 (40.7)	8 (42.1)
Age (yr) mean ± SD	49.4 ± 7.74	51.5 ± 8.08	1.04	0.29
Abdominal pain
Yes	65 (80.2)	16 (84.2)	0.01	0.9
No	16 (19.8)	3 (15.8)
Fever
Yes	67 (82.7)	18	0.93	0.33
No	14 (17.3)	1 (5.3)
Child Class
B	17 (21)	1 (5.3)	1.62	0.2
C	64 (79)	18 (94.7)
Abdominal tenderness
Yes	43 (53.1)	12 (63.2)	0.11	0.427
No	38 (46.9)	7 (36.8)
Upper GI bleeding
Yes	8 (9.9)	4 (21.1)	1.820	0.177
No	73 (90.1)	15 (78.9)
Encephalopathy
Yes	25 (30.9)	12 (63.2)	6.885	0.009
No	56 (69.1)	7 (36.8)
Asymptomatic
Yes	15 (18.5)	0 (0.00)	4.08	0.04
No	66 (81.5)	19 (100)

GI: Gastrointestinal.