Volume 10, Number 2—February 2004
THEME ISSUE
2004 SARS Edition
Clinical Study
Atypical SARS and Escherichia coli Bacteremia
Thuan Tong Tan*
, Ban Hock Tan*, Asok Kurup*, Lynette Lin Ean Oon*, Derrick Heng*, Su Yun Se Thoe*, Xin Lai Bai*, Kwai Peng Chan*, and Ai Ee Ling*
, Ban Hock Tan*, Asok Kurup*, Lynette Lin Ean Oon*, Derrick Heng*, Su Yun Se Thoe*, Xin Lai Bai*, Kwai Peng Chan*, and Ai Ee Ling*Table
Laboratory results for SARS patienta
| Characteristic | Date |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 24 | March 25 | March 28 | March 30 | |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) |
5.6 |
7.5 |
9.4 |
10.9 |
| Erythrocyte count ( x109/L) |
11.3 |
8.99 |
8.39 |
10.07 |
| Polymorphs (%) |
79.3 |
83.0 |
77.3 |
81.4 |
| Lymphocytes (%) |
11.4 |
8.1 |
14.3 |
13.8 |
| Monocytes (%) |
8.1 |
5.3 |
8.2 |
4.5 |
| Eosinophils (%) |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Basophils (%) |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| Platelets (x109/L) | 421 | 459 | 332 | 286 |
aSARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome.
