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Table 3 Number of white blood cell (WBC), the concentrations of AST and ALT after ganciclovir (GCV) treatment (IU/L)

From: Effect of ganciclovir for the treatment of severe cytomegalovirus-associated pneumonia in children without a specific immunocompromised state

 

On admission

After 1 weeks

After 2 weeks

After 3 weeks

WBC (×103 cells/mL)*

16.9 ± 7.1

14.5 ± 5.1

11.8 ± 3.6

10.8 ± 3.9

Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)*, IU/L

80.12 ± 50.06

85.78 ± 72.31

70.92 ± 41.98

73.14 ± 49.09

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)*, IU/L

44.82 ± 31.8

57.52 ± 58.9

52.26 ± 26.5

47.16 ± 26.1

  1. *The values were shown as means +/- standard deviations.