Table 1 Laboratory Findings on Admission
From: Case report: pulmonary nocardiosis caused by Nocardia exalbida in an immunocompetent patient
<Blood cell count> | ||
White blood cell | 16,100 | /μL |
Red blood cell | 405 | × 104/μL |
Hemoglobin | 11.9 | g/dL |
Hematocrit | 35.5 | % |
Platelet | 27.4 | ×104/μL |
<Serum chemistry> | ||
Total Protein | 6.6 | g/dL |
Blood urea nitrogen | 18 | mg/dL |
Creatinine | 0.79 | mg/dL |
Total-bilirubin | 1.2 | mg/dL |
Aspartate transaminase | 60 | U/L |
Alanine transaminase | 76 | U/L |
Alkaline phosphatase | 304 | U/L |
γ -Glutamyl transpeptidase | 50 | U/L |
Lactate dehydrogenase | 185 | U/L |
Na | 137 | mEq/L |
K | 4.4 | mEq/L |
Cl | 102 | mEq/L |
C-reactive protein | 17.9 | mg/dL |
HbA1c | 5.0 | % |
<Infection> | ||
β-D glucan | < 6 | pg/ml |
Aspergillus Antigen | Negative | |
C.neoformans Antigen | Negative | |
Anti-HIV Ab | Negative | |
<Tumor marker> | ||
CEA | 1.8 | ng/mL |
SCC | 1.2 | ng/mL |
CYFRA | 1.7 | ng/mL |
NSE | 8.1 | ng/mL |