Table 2 The patients’ ascitic fluid culture analysis
| Â | Group I Number of cases No. (%) | Group II Number of cases No. (%) | Test of sig | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Culture result |  |  | χ2= 0.07 | 0.765 |
 Positive | 32 (80.0) | 31 (77.5) |  |  |
 Negative | 8 (20.0) | 9 (22.5) |  |  |
Organisms | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 E. coli –G−ve | 16 (50.0) | 14 (45.2) | FE=0.27 | 0.965 |
 Klebesiella- G−ve | 8 (25.0) | 9 (29.03) |  |  |
 Proteous- G−ve | 4 (12.5) | 4 (12.9) |  |  |
 Staph- G+ve | 4 (12.5) | 3 (9.6) |  |  |