Title: Validation of a new simple scoring system to predict spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in
patients with cirrhosis and ascites
Version: 2 Date: 09 Jul 2023
Reviewer's report:
Query no 3
Was ascetic fluid analysis including detection of RBC count apart from WBC count to rule out
spontaneous and iatrogenic hemorrhagic ascites (post paracentesis)? As in the case of the
hemorrhagic component it will affect the CRP levels a main component of the Mansoura scoring
system?
Response by the authors:
In cases of iatrogenic hemorrhagic ascites (post-paracentesis), the neutrophil counts were
corrected. One neutrophil was subtracted from the absolute neutrophil count for every 250 red
blood cells to yield the "corrected neutrophil count".
Please mention this in the methodology section of the revised manuscript.
Title: Validation of a new simple scoring system to predict spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in
patients with cirrhosis and ascites
Version: 2 Date: 09 Jul 2023
Reviewer's report:
Query no 3
Was ascetic fluid analysis including detection of RBC count apart from WBC count to rule out
spontaneous and iatrogenic hemorrhagic ascites (post paracentesis)? As in the case of the
hemorrhagic component it will affect the CRP levels a main component of the Mansoura scoring
system?
Response by the authors:
In cases of iatrogenic hemorrhagic ascites (post-paracentesis), the neutrophil counts were
corrected. One neutrophil was subtracted from the absolute neutrophil count for every 250 red
blood cells to yield the "corrected neutrophil count".
Please mention this in the methodology section of the revised manuscript.
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: 2 Date: 09 Jul 2023
Reviewer's report:
Query no 3
Was ascetic fluid analysis including detection of RBC count apart from WBC count to rule out
spontaneous and iatrogenic hemorrhagic ascites (post paracentesis)? As in the case of the
hemorrhagic component it will affect the CRP levels a main component of the Mansoura scoring
system?
Response by the authors:
In cases of iatrogenic hemorrhagic ascites (post-paracentesis), the neutrophil counts were
corrected. One neutrophil was subtracted from the absolute neutrophil count for every 250 red
blood cells to yield the "corrected neutrophil count".
Please mention this in the methodology section of the revised manuscript.
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