Title: Validation of a new simple scoring system to predict spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in
patients with cirrhosis and ascites
Version: 3 Date: 24 Jul 2023
Reviewer's report:
In the Study population part, the authors said “The exclusion criteria were as follows: (a)… (b)...
(c)… and (d)… (e)… (f)… (g)… (h)… (i)…”, where the “and” should be deleted and the “(i)”
should be revised as “and (i)”.
In the Results part, the title “Patients characteristics” should be revised as “Patient
characteristics”.
The sentence “At a cut-off of 1 scoring point, the PPV was 28.6% and 100%, respectively” is
confusing. Did the authors mean to say that the PPV was 28.6% and the NPV was100%?
Title: Validation of a new simple scoring system to predict spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in
patients with cirrhosis and ascites
Version: 3 Date: 24 Jul 2023
Reviewer's report:
In the Study population part, the authors said “The exclusion criteria were as follows: (a)… (b)...
(c)… and (d)… (e)… (f)… (g)… (h)… (i)…”, where the “and” should be deleted and the “(i)”
should be revised as “and (i)”.
In the Results part, the title “Patients characteristics” should be revised as “Patient
characteristics”.
The sentence “At a cut-off of 1 scoring point, the PPV was 28.6% and 100%, respectively” is
confusing. Did the authors mean to say that the PPV was 28.6% and the NPV was100%?
Please review this paper.
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Title: Validation of a new simple scoring system to predict spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in
patients with cirrhosis and ascites
Version: 3 Date: 24 Jul 2023
Reviewer's report:
In the Study population part, the authors said “The exclusion criteria were as follows: (a)… (b)...
(c)… and (d)… (e)… (f)… (g)… (h)… (i)…”, where the “and” should be deleted and the “(i)”
should be revised as “and (i)”.
In the Results part, the title “Patients characteristics” should be revised as “Patient
characteristics”.
The sentence “At a cut-off of 1 scoring point, the PPV was 28.6% and 100%, respectively” is
confusing. Did the authors mean to say that the PPV was 28.6% and the NPV was100%?
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