Corrections

In the article entitled “A sequential study of serum bacterial DNA in patients with advanced cirrhosis and ascites” by Such et al. (HEPATOLOGY 2004;39:484–491), the text below Table 1 should appear as follows:

Table 1. Basic Clinical and Analytical Characteristics of the Cohort Distributed According to the Absence or Presence of BactDNA in the Serum and AF

	BactDNA-neg (n = 10)	BactDNA-pos (n = 7)	P Value*
BactDNA-negative, negative for the presence of bacterial DNA; BactDNA-pos, positive for the presence of bacterial DNA; AF, ascitic fluid; NS, not significant; M/F, male/female; HCV, hepatitis C virus; PMN, polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Data are shown as the median and ranges. Mean arterial pressure was estimated before paracentesis was performed. * A nonsignificant P value was a P value > .05.
Age (yrs) (range)	63 (38–80)	73 (48–79)	NS
Gender (M/F)	8/2	6/1	NS
Etiology (no.)
Alcohol	10	4
HCV	0	2	NS
Other	0	1
Diuretics (yes/no)	9/1	6/1	NS
Child-Pugh score (range)	8.0 (7–10)	9.5 (7–11)	NS
Mean arterial pressure at inclusion (range)	80 (73–100)	87 (63–97)	NS
Bilirubin (mg/dL) (range)	1.6 (0.4–3.4)	3.5 (0.8–10.8)	NS
Albumin (g/dL) (range)	2.9 (2.7–3.3)	2.7 (1.5–4.1)	NS
Gamma globulin (g/dL) (range)	1.8 (1.5–2.6)	2.3 (1.4–5.7)	NS
Quick (%) (range)	67 (42–84)	58 (47–74)	NS
Leukocyte/mm^3 (range)	5470 (4000–12000)	7375 (4200–11,600)	NS
Blood PMN	3556 (2600–7800)	4823 (2747–7586)	NS
AF total protein (g/dL) (range)	1.4 (1.0–2.9)	1.6 (1.0–3.1)	NS
AF leukocyte/mm^3 (range)	90 (60–250)	80 (10–800)	NS
AF PMNs (range)	39 (10–68)	73 (36–84)	NS
Volume of AF evacuated at paracentesis (range)	4.0 (1.5–13)	6.8 (3.0–11.5)	NS