Table 3 Laboratory fingdings of patients with brucellosis
Variable | No.(%) |
|---|---|
Positive culture | 208 (48.4) |
Negative culture | 222 (51.6) |
WBC count(×10^9/L) | |
 Hypoleucocytosis(<4) | 152 (17.9) |
 Leukocytosis (>10) | 48 (5.6) |
Lymphocytosis (>40%) | 295 (34.7) |
Hypoeosinophilia (<0.05%) | 229 (26.9) |
Anemia (hemoglobin: male<130 g/L, female<110 g/L) | 217 (25.5) |
 Mild | 205 |
 Medium | 12 |
 Severe | 0 |
Platelet count (×10^9/L) | |
 Thrombocytopenia(<98) | 78 (9.2) |
 Thrombocytosis (>300) | 103 (12.1) |
Pancytopenia | 23 (2.7) |
Elevated aminotransferases(>40 U/L) | 494 (58.1) |
Creatinine increased(44-97umol/L) | 23 (2.7) |
CK increased(26–140 U/L) | 52 (6.1) |
α-HBDH increased (72–182 U/L) | 264 (31.1) |