Volume 31, Number 1—January 2025
Research Letter
Fatal Mixed Plasmodium Infection in Traveler Returning to Colombia from Comoros Islands, 2024
Leidy J. Medina-Lozano, Sergio Andrés Bolívar Lozano, Carolina Guavita, Milena Camargo, Luz Helena Patiño, Juan David Ramírez, Diana Carolina Gutiérrez-González, and Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez
Table
Laboratory parameters of man with mixed Plasmodium malaria who had returned to Colombia from the Comoro Islands, June 15, 2024
| Parameter | Value (reference range) |
|---|---|
| Leukocytes, ×109 cells/L | 28.3 (4.5–11.0) |
| Neutrophils, ×109 cells/L | 19.2 (2.0–8.0) |
| Lymphocytes, ×109 cells/L | 5.68 (0.9–4.5) |
| Hemoglobin, g/dl | 8.3 (12.1–16.6) |
| Platelets, ×109/L | 12 (150–450) |
| Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L | 109 (0–40) |
| Alanine aminotransferase, U/L | 75 (0–41) |
| Total bilirubin, mg/dL | 8.9 (0.01–1.1) |
| Conjugated bilirubin, mg/dL | 7.0 (0.25–0.3) |
| Unconjugated bilirubin, mg/dL | 1.9 (0.25–0.8) |
| Lactate dehydrogenase, U/L | 918 (5–248) |
| Urobilinogen, mg/dL | 8 (0.1–1.8) |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 2.92 (0.6–1.1) |
| Urea nitrogen, mg/dL | 97 (8–23) |
| C-reactive protein, mg/dL | 19.6 (0–0.5) |
| pH | 7.03 (7.35–7.45) |
| Arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide, mm Hg | 13 (29–31) |
| Bicarbonate, mmol/L | 3.4 (19–21) |
| Lactate, mmol/L | 17 (0.36–0.75) |
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