Volume 19, Number 7—July 2013
Dispatch
Babesia microti Infection, Eastern Pennsylvania, USA
Table
Clinical and laboratory data for 3 patients with babesiosis at dates of admission, diagnosis of babesiosis and discharge, eastern Pennsylvania, USA*
Characteristic |
Patient 1 |
Patient 2 |
Patient 3 |
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Date | 2011 Aug 18 | 2011 Aug 25 | 2012 Jun 8 | 2012 Jun 12 | 2012 Jun 16 | 2012 Jun 26 | 2012 Jul 11 |
Temperature, °C | 38.7 | 35.7 | 36.8 | 37.2 | 36.1 | 37.8 | 37.2 |
Hematocrit, % | 43.1 | 28.3 | 26.0 | 27.4 | 30.7 | 43.3 | 32.9 |
Leukocyte count, × 109/L | 9.87 | 6.43 | 2.94 | 5.47 | 3.36 | 7.93 | 10.6 |
Platelet count, × 109/L | 45 | 197 | 46 | 68 | 68 | 41 | 74 |
Total bilirubin, mg/dL† | 4.77 | 0.88 | 3.05 | NA | NA | 2.0 | 2.48 |
Parasitemia level, % | 10.0 | 1.2 | NA | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Creatinine, mg/dL‡ | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.47 | 1.12 | NA | 1.16 | 0.95 |
*NA, not available.
†Reference range 0.20–1.00 mg/dL.
‡Reference range 0.60–1.30 mg/dL.