Table 1: Summary of laboratory results & treatment for case report.
| Laboratory test | Normal Units | Illness Day | ||||||
| #4 | #7 | #12 | #17 | #29 | #40 | #44 | ||
| First Admission (at outside) | Second Admission* | Third Admission* | Fourth Admission* | |||||
| IV ampicillin-sulbactam (3d) | IV clindamycin & ceftriaxone (10d) | IV solumedrol (5d) & vancomycin, ertapenem, gentamicin (14d) |
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| White blood cell count (WBC) | 3.5-11.0 × 103/mm3 | 21.5 | 19.4 | 15.2 | 24.0 | 17.3 | 10.4 | 18.6 |
| Absolute neutrophil/absolute band count | 1.8-8.0 × 103/mm3/ 0.0-0.5 × 103/mm3 | 17.6/0.0 | 16.3/0.0 | 8.1/0.0 | 20.5/0.2 | 12.9/0.0 | 3.7/0.1 | 13.4/0.0 |
| Hemoglobin | 11.5-16.5 g/dl | 13.2 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 11.0 | 9.3 | 6.9 | 7.0 |
| Platelet count | 140-450 × 103/mm3 | 269 | 300 | 437 | 453 | 186 | 466 | 799 |
| C-reactive protein (CRP) | < 1.0 mg/dL | NP | 20.86 | 2.707 | 13.563 | 15.947 | 7.364 | 5.755 |
| Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) | < 15 mm/hr | NP | 84 | NP | 90 | NP | 130 | > 145 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) | 7-55 U/L | NP | 18 | 12 | 11 | NP | 14 | 15 |
| Albumin | 3.5-4.8 g/dL | NP | NP | NP | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | NP |
| WBC- urine | 0-1/High Power Field (HPF) | NP | 0 | NP | 3 | 0 | 3 | NP |
*Admissions at our institution; IV: Intravenous; D: Days; NP: Not performed.