On-site Gram staining that increases a post-test probability of an ominous infection: a case of necrotizing fasciitis caused by Vibrio vulnificus: a case report

Table 1 Test results

Blood test results at admission
WBC	25,100/μL	AST	88 U/L	ALP	82 U/L
Neut	94.9%	ALT	63 U/L	γ-GTP	117 U/L
Ly	1.8%	LDH	189 U/L	T. Bill	2.5 U/L
Hb	10.3 g/dL	TP	6.8 g/dL	D. Bill	0.7 U/L
Hct	35.3%	Albumin	2.8 g/dL
Plt	64 × 10³/mL	BUN	41.3 mg/dL
		Creatinine	2.35 mg/dL	pH	7.359
PT, %	35.2%	Na	129 mEq/L	PaO₂	121 mmHg
APTT	62.1 seconds	K	4.5 mEq/L	PaCO₂	37.9 mmHg
Fibrinogen	361.8 mg/dL	Cl	96 mEq/L	HCO₃⁻	20.8 mmol/L
FDP	17.8 μg/mL	CK	102 U/L	BE	-3.7 mmol/L
D-dimer	8.71 μg/mL	CRP	12.5 mg/dL	Lactate	2.8 mmol/L
TAT	2.6 ng/mL

Hb hemoglobin, Hct hematocrit, Plt platelet count, PT prothrombin time, APTT activated partial thromboplastin time, FDP fibrin/fibrinogen degradation products, ATIII antithrombin III, TAT thrombin antithrombin III complex, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, TP total protein, BUN blood urea nitrogen, Na sodium, K potassium, Cl chloride, CK creatine kinase, CRP C-reactive protein, ALP alkaline phosphatase, γ-GTP γ-glutamyl transpeptidase, T. Bill total bilirubin, D. Bill direct bilirubin, PaO₂ partial pressure of arterial oxygen, PaCO₂ partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide, BE base excess

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