ALB and tuberculosis: The characteristics of the ascitic fluid in chylous ascites include triglycerides >200 mg/dL, above the 500 leucocyte count, between 2.5 and 7.0 g/dL total protein, below 1.1 g/dL serum-ascites albumin gradient (elevated above 1.1 g/dL in chylous ascites secondary to cirrhosis), low total cholesterol (ascites/serum ratio <1), between 110 and 200 IU/L lactate dehydrogenase, positive culture in selected cases of tuberculosis, positive cytology in malignancy, elevated amylase in cases of pancreatitis, and below 100 mg/dL glucose.