Table 2: Differential diagnosis for ascitic fluid infection [23].
VARIANT | PMN count cells/mm3 | Culture |
SPB | ≥ 250 | Single organism |
Culture Negative Neutrocytic Ascites (CNNA) | ≥ 250 | Negative |
Monomicrobialnonneutrocytic ascites | < 250 | Single organism |
Secondary bacterial peritonitis | ≥ 250 | Polymicrobial |
Polymicrobialbacteriascites | < 250 | Polymicrobial |