Volume 8, Number 11—November 2002
Dispatch
Two Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis subsp. canetti
Jean Miltgen*
, Marc Morillon*, Jean-Louis Koeck†, Anne Varnerot‡, Jean-François Briant*, Gilbert Nguyen*, Denis Verrot*, Daniel Bonnet*, and Véronique Vincent‡
, Marc Morillon*, Jean-Louis Koeck†, Anne Varnerot‡, Jean-François Briant*, Gilbert Nguyen*, Denis Verrot*, Daniel Bonnet*, and Véronique Vincent‡
Table
Laboratory values for both patients infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis subsp. canetti
| Laboratory test | Patient 1 | Patient 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sedimentation rate (mm) | 3 | 3 |
| C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 7.3 | 4.28 |
| Fibrinogen (g/L) | 3.64 | 6.3 |
| Blood count | ||
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 16.8 | 14.1 |
| Platelets (x109/L) | 194 | 274 |
| White cells (x109/L) | 10.10 | 9.54 |
| Neutrophils (%) | 66.2 | 69.4 |
| Eosinophils (%) | 2 | 8.6 |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 21.3 | 17.2 |
| Basophils (%) | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Monocytes (%) | 9.9 | 3.9 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) | 21 | 16 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) | 19 | 23 |
| Creatinine (µmol/L) | 89 | 97 |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 4.7 | 4.4 |
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