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Table 1 Results of laboratory tests

From: Misdiagnosed murine typhus in a patient with multiple cerebral infarctions and hemorrhage: a case report

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Reference Range for Adults

Admission (April 24)

The second day (April 25)

Discharge (May 16)

Hemoglobin (g/L)

131–172

153

150

145

White cell count (per mm3)

4.0–10

9.5

12.0

6.2

Differential count (%)

    

Neutrophils

50.0–70.0

65.4

61.1

60.9

Lymphocytes

20.0–40.0

29.0

33.3

31.9

Monocytes

3.0–10.0

4.6

4.9

3.6

Eosinophils

0.5–5.0

0.1

0.1

3.4

Basophils

0.0–1.0

0.9

0.6

0.2

C-reactive protein(mg/L)

0.0–8.0

31.8

29.0

5.2

CSF examination

    

Cell count

    

Red cell count (per mm3)

  

3000

 

Nucleated cell count (per mm3)

  

20

 

Glucose (mmol/L)

2.5–4.5

 

2.9

 

Chloride (mmol/L)

120–131

 

134

 

Protein(g/L)

0.15–0.45

 

0.57

 

Liver function examination

    

Glutamic pyruvic transaminase (U/L)

5–40

58

127

65

Glutamic oxalo-acetic transaminase (U/L)

8–40

82

134

66

Phosphocreatine kinase (U/L)

38–174

257

210

88

Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L)

109–245

522

412

300

Albumin(g/L)

    

HBsAg

Negative

Positive

  

Syphilis

Negative

Negative

  

Anti-HCV

Negative

Negative

  

Anti-HIV

Negative

Negative

  

TSPOT

Negative

Negative

  

Cytomegalovirus antibody(S/CO)

    

IgM

 

-

  

IgG

 

+8.6

  

Burkitt’s lymphoma virus antibody (S/CO)

    

IgM

 

+1.1

  

IgG

 

+2.9

  

Herpes simplex virus type 1 antibody

    

IgG

Negative

Negative

  

IgM

Negative

Negative

  

Herpes simplex virus type II antibody

    

IgG

Negative

Negative

  

IgM

Negative

Negative

  

Parasitic antibody

    

Paragonimus

Negative

Negative

  

Schistosoma japonicum

Negative

Negative

  

Sparganum mansoni

Negative

Negative

  

Toxoplasma gondii

Negative

Negative

  

Cysticercus cellulosae

Negative

Negative

  

Hydatid cyst

Negative

Negative

  

Serum IgG to rickettsial antibody

  

(April 28)

(May 12)

R. typhus

Negative

 

1:128

1:2048

R. conorii

Negative

 

Negative

 

O. tsutsugamushi

Negative

 

1:32

1:128

A. phagocytophilum

Negative

 

Negative