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Table 2 Laboratory parameters of mild and sever leptospirosis patients, MAT equivocal patients and non-leptospirosis fever controls (univariate analysis)

From: Low serum total nitrite and nitrate levels in severe leptospirosis

Laboratory parameter†

Patients with severe leptospirosis

Patients with mild leptospirosis

MAT equivocal group

Non-leptospirosis fever patients

WBC-highest (cells/mm3)

15461 ± 9625

11418 ± 5071

12170 ± 3637

11650 ± 2703

Platelets-lowest (cells/mm3)

114714 ± 91166

142154 ± 72178

NA

NA

ESR-highest (mm/hour)

59.8 ± 42.7

45.6 ± 41.1

47.6 ± 40.8

45.3 ± 23.9

Bilirubin-total (μmol/l)

159.0 ± 140.2*

49.7 ± 37.2

52.1 ± 40.6

61.29 ± 69.5

AST (U/L)

138.6 ± 90.0

97.5 ± 75.3

140.9 ± 141.7

89.8 ± 68.7

ALT (U/L)

105.4 ± 58.0

94.6 ± 63.3

89.7 ± 59.9

62.4 ± 27.7

Blood urea (mmol/l)

16.0 ± 8.3*

5.7 ± 5.4

6.7 ± 3.9

6.7 ± 4.6

Serum creatinine (μmol/l)

520.4 ± 200.4*

113.3 ± 15.6

153.6 ± 142.9

140.1 ± 82.1

  1. † mean ± SD; NA – not available; *differed at a statistically significant level (p<0.001) from patients with mild disease and MAT equivocal patients.