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Table 1 Patient’s laboratory findings at his previous discharge (performed at our hospital) 10 days before his present admission (first column), and during his current 3-day hospitalization

From: Fatal Streptococcus pseudoporcinus disseminated infection in decompensated liver cirrhosis: a case report

Laboratory value (normal)

10 Days

before admission

Day 1

Admission

Day 2

Day 3

Blood/serum parameters

    

WBC (< 12,400/μL)

6710

14,070

11,960

12,800

Neut/lymph %

79.8/9.1

93.8/1.9

91/3.3

90.3/2.8

Hct (%)/Hb (g/dL)

27.3/9.1

30.2/9.9

28/9.5

27.2/9.1

PLT (>150,000/μL)

168,000

215,000

239,000

227,000

Urea (< 55)/Creat (< 1.2) mg/dL

58/0.8

134/4.6

163/5.4

174/5.9

Sodium > 136/potassium < 5.1 mmol/L

129/4.4

121/5.5

117/6.5

124/5.6

AST (< 34)/ALT (< 55) U/L

241/161

657/351

2071/1002

4812/1774

LDH (< 220 U/L)

290

758

2321

7683

ALP (< 150)/γ-GT (< 64)U/L

148/171

160/172

154/147

233/132

TBIL (< 1.2)/DBIL (mg/dL)

10.48/6.92

13.5/9.38

16.9/11.3

19.8/13.2

TP (> 6.4)/Alb (> 3.5) g/dL

6.9/3.3

7.3/3.3

6.8/3.1

ND

PT (< 14 sec)/INR

14.6/1.3

20/1.8

21.1/2.0

40.6/4.1

CRP (< 5 mg/L)

37.3

118.7

134.4

132.2

Blood gas analysis

    

pH/HCO3mmol/L

7.43/22.1

7.35/16.7

7.33/15.0

7.02/8.1

FiO2/SatO2%

0.21/97

0.21/96

0.21/98

0.50/98.5

PO2/PCO2mmHg

89/30

83/25

76/22

94/31

Lactate acid (< 1.8 mmol/L)

1.0

4.0

4.1

9.4

Ascitic fluid

    

WBC count/μL

80

5920

ND

3680

Neut/lymph%

ND

60/30

 

80/10

Glu/LDH

130/<90

85/96

 

ND

TP/Alb g/dL

1.2/0.6

1.9/1.0

 

ND

  1. WBC white blood cells, Neut/lymph neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, Hct hematocrit, Hb hemoglobin, PLT platelets, Creat creatinine, AST aspartate transaminase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, ALP alkaline phosphatase, γ-GT γ-glutamyltransferase, TBIL total bilirubin, DBIL direct bilirubin, TP total proteins, PT prothrombin time, CRP C-reactive protein, FiO2 fraction of inspired oxygen, SatO2 oxygen saturation, PO2 partial pressure of oxygen PCO2 partial pressure of carbon dioxide, Glu glutamate, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, Alb albumin, ND not done