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Table 1 Selected results of laboratory testing at admission and of lumbar puncture, respectively

From: Community-acquired adult Escherichia coli meningitis leading to diagnosis of unrecognized retropharyngeal abscess and cervical spondylodiscitis: a case report

Parameter (unit)

Normal range

Patient’s result

Blood leucocytes (10^3/μl)

4.0–9.0

33.5

 Blood neutrophil granulocytes (%)

50–70

90, with a left shift

 Blood lymphocytes (%)

25–40

3

 Blood monocytes (%)

2–14

5

Blood erythrocytes (10^6/μl)

4.0–5.5

5.1

Blood thrombocytes (10^3/μl)

150–400

292

Serum C-reactive protein (mg/l)

0.0–5.0

163.9

Serum procalcitonin (ng/ml)

0.05–0.24

0.29

Serum creatine kinase (U/l)

0–190

63

Serum lactate dehydrogenase (U/l)

0–249

423

Serum alanine transaminase (U/l)

12–78

156

Serum aspartate transaminase (U/l)

0–35

38

Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (U/l)

0–55

160

Serum total bilirubin (mg/dl)

0.0–1.0

1.84

Serum lipase (U/l)

73–393

303

Serum total protein (g/dl)

6.6–8.7

7.0

Blood glucose (mg/dl)

60–120

95

Serum creatinine (mg/dl)

0.5–1.1

0.7

Serum sodium (mval/l)

136–145

129

Serum potassium (mval/l)

3.5–5.1

4.3

Liquor leucocytes (/μl)

0–5

1,657

 Liquor neutrophil granulocytes (%)

0–4

53.1

 Liquor lymphocytes (%)

48–72

3.9

 Liquor monocytes (%)

15–45

41.8

Liquor protein (mg/dl)

15–35

204.5

Liquor glucose (mg/dl)

25–60

0

Liquor lactate (mmol/l)

0.6–2.2

13.2