Amoebic liver abscess in northern Sri Lanka: first report of immunological and molecular confirmation of aetiology

Table 1 History, clinical presentation, haematological parameters and ultrasound findings of the clinically diagnosed amoebic liver abscess patients admitted to the Teaching Hospital, Jaffna

Variable	Category	Sub-category	Percentage (n = 346)	95% CI
History	Sex	Male	98.6	96.8–99.5
	Sex	Female	1.4
	Age	31–40	31.8	27.0–36.1
		41–50	62.4	57.2–67.4
		51–60	5.8
	Alcohol consumption		100.0
	Fever		100.0
Clinical findings	Right hypochodric pain		100.0
	Abdominal pain		46.8	41.6–52.1
	Nausea and vomiting		27.5	22.9–32.3
	Diabetes		6.9	4.6–10.0
Haematological parameters	Total white cell count	Not performed	6.1
		Slightly high	7.2
		Markedly elevated	86.7	82.8–90.0
	Erythrocyte sedimentation rate	Not performed	5.8
		Slightly high	8.4
		Markedly elevated	85.8	81.9–89.2
	Aspartate transaminase	Not performed	16.2
		Normal	32.4
		Slightly high	13.6
		Markedly elevated	37.8	32.9–43.1
	Alkaline phosphatase	Not performed	15.9
		Normal	0.9
		Slightly High	11.0
		Markedly elevated	72.3	67.4–76.8
Ultrasound findings	Location of the abscesses	Right lobe	85.3	81.2–88.7
	Location of the abscesses	Left lobe	14.7
	Number of abscesses	solitary	76.3
	Number of abscesses	multiple	23.7

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