Volume 9, Number 10—October 2003
Dispatch
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: Lessons from Singapore
Kamaljit Singh*
, Li-Yang Hsu†, Jorge S. Villacian†, Abdulrazaq Habib*, Dale Fisher*, and Paul A. Tambyah*
, Li-Yang Hsu†, Jorge S. Villacian†, Abdulrazaq Habib*, Dale Fisher*, and Paul A. Tambyah*
Table 3
Laboratory data for patients 1 through 7 admitted with severe acute respiratory syndromea
| Patient | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 10.9 | 12.5 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 12.0 | 16.3 | 12.1 |
| Leukocyte count (X10-9/L) | 4.52 | 19.34 | 5.3 | 14.65 | 5.41 | 9.29 | 10.14 |
| Lymphocyte count (X10-9/L) | 0.78 | 0.94 | 0.71 | 1.02 | 0.53 | 0.63 | 0.21 |
| Platelet count (X10-9/L) | 117 | 149 | 189 | 180 | 176 | 136 | 82 |
| ALT (U/L) | 55 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 76 | 35 | 210 |
| AST (U/L) | 65 | 108 | 39 | 102 | 121 | 92 | 58 |
| CK | 290 | 183 | 213 | 86 | 1,045 | 124 | 499 |
| LDH | 747 | 2,513 | 518b | 1,032 | 2,248 | 2,015 | 955 |
| C-reactive protein | 5.2 | 34.0 | 141.4 | 27.4 | ND | ND | 7.4 |
| Procalcitonin | 0.14 | 1.45 | ND | 1.27 | ND | 15.21 | ND |
aALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CK, creatine kinase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; ND, not done; values in boldface are abnormal.
bNormal value for LDH at this laboratory was <500.
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