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Table 2 Laboratory findings on 48 patients with MTB BSI

From: The characteristics of patients with mycobacterium tuberculosis blood stream infections in Beijing, China: a retrospective study

Characteristic

Value (n = 48) (n.%)

Leukocytopenia

24 (50)

Anemia

38 (79)

Low platelet count

28 (58)

High leukocyte count

17 (35)

Leukocytes, ×109/L [median (IQR)]

4.58, (1.94 ~ 13.67)

Hemoglobin, g/L[mean ± SD]

88 ± 32

Platelets, ×109/L[median (IQR)]

74, (25 ~ 213)

Lymphocytes, ×109/L [median (IQR)]

0.35, (0.20 ~ 0.74)

Increased ESR

34/45(76)

Increased hsCRP

34/36 (94)

ESR, mm/h [median (IQR)]

69, (IQR 27 ~ 103)

hsCRP, mg/L [median (IQR)]

121.5, (IQR 56.4 ~ 176.5)

CD4+ count, /mm3, [median (IQR)] (n = 27)

115, (IQR 77-187)

CD8+ count, /mm3, [median (IQR)] (n = 27)

168, (IQR 78-246)

Time from MTB culture to a positive result, d[median (IQR)]

27, (IQR 21 ~ 33)

  1. ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, hsCRP Hypersensitive C reactive protein
  2. Leukocytopenia: <4 × 109/L; Anemia: Male < 120 g/L and female < 110 g/L; Low platelet count: <100 × 109/L; High leukocyte count: >10 × 109/L; Increased ESR: Male > 15 mm/h and female > 20 mm/h; Increased hsCRP: >3 mg/L