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Table 2 Analysis of blood laboratory findings at admission

From: Characteristics and outcome of influenza-associated encephalopathy/encephalitis among children in a tertiary pediatric hospital in Italy, 2017–2019

Laboratory finding

median value (IQR)

normal n (%)

Leucocyte count (/mm3) normal range: 5000-13,000

8,050 (6,710-12,790)

11 (73.3%)

Neutrophil count (/mm3) normal range: 1500-7000

6,031 (2,912-10,215)

8 (53.3%)

Lymphocyte count (/mm3) normal range: 1500-4000

1,356 (808–2,212)

7 (46.7%)

Platelet count (/mm3) normal range: 150,000-400,000

288,000 (237,000-443,000)

12 (80%)

Sodium (mEq/L) normal range: 135–145

136 (133–138)

9 (60%)

ALT (U/L) normal range: 8–45

26 (21–41)

13 (86.7%)

CRP (mg/dL) Normal range: <  0.29

1.78 (0.61–2.46)

3 (20%)

Procalcitonin (ng/mL) normal range: <  0.5

1.2 (0.5–2.1)

3 (42.9%)

  1. Legend: For each parameter we report median value (IQR), number and percentage of normal values in the case series. These data refer to blood samples which were collected within six hours of hospital admission. Laboratory data at admission were available for all the 15 patients, except for Procalcitonin, which was performed in 7 patients at admission
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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