Table 1 Clinicopathologic characteristics in F. nucleatum-negative vs. F. nucleatum-positive ALF
Characteristics | F.nucleatum-negative (n = 15) | F.nucleatum-positive(n = 15) | p valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
 Male | 6 | 9 | 0.126 |
 Female | 9 | 6 | |
Age | |||
  ≤ 16 | 0 | 1 | 0.505 |
  ≤ 40 | 11 | 7 | |
  > 40 | 4 | 7 | |
Clinical course | |||
 Moderate | 11 | 2 | 0.035* |
 Severe | 2 | 13 | |
 Remission | 2 | 0 | |
 PT activity (75% ~ 135%) | 35% ± 5 | 20% ± 5 | |
 Total bilirubin (0 ~ 23 μmol/L) | 200 ± 30 | 350 ± 50 | |
 Procalcitonin (< 0.1 ng/mL) | 0.5 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | |
 HEV-IgG (0 ~ 1) | 17 ± 3 | 14 ± 5 | |
 AST (15 ~ 40U/L) | 3150 ± 150 | 3850 ± 200 | |
 ALT (9 ~ 50U/L) | 3230 ± 300 | 3450 ± 150 | |
Behavior | |||
 B1 | 7 | 5 | 0.495 |
 B2 | 5 | 4 | |
 B3 | 3 | 6 | |
Surgery | |||
 Yes | 3 | 11 | 0.017* |
 No | 12 | 4 | |