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. 2023 May;29(5):1011–1014. doi: 10.3201/eid2905.221638

Table 1. Laboratory test results for patient with Borrelia miyamotoi Infection, California, USA, 2021* .

Blood test (reference values) Dec 2021 May 2022
Leukocytes (4.0–11.0 k/uL) 5.1 4.8
Hemoglobin (13.5–18.0 g/dL) 13.3 (low) 15.2
Hematocrit (40.0%–52.0%) 38.5% (low) 43.4%
Thrombocytes (150–400 l/uL) 96,000 (low) 224,000
Sodium (136–145 mmol/L) 134 (low) 137
Creatinine (0.70–1.30 mg/dL) 0.82 0.98
Albumin (2.8–4.7 g/dL) 3.6 4.7
Aspartate transaminase (<40 U/L) 45 (high) 41 (high)
Alanine transaminase (<65 U/L) 46 46
Alkaline phosphatase (<38 U/L) 81 60
Total bilirubin (<1.0 mg/dL) 1.0 0.8
C-reactive protein (<5.0 mg/L) 47.2 (high) 0.2
Procalcitonin (<0.10 ng/mL) 1.89 (high) <0.10
COVID-19/influenza/RSV PCR Not detected ND
Peripheral blood cultures (2 cultures in Dec 2022) No growth at 5 days ND
Hepatitis B surface Ab (>10 mIU/mL) 113 ND
Hepatitis B surface Ag Nonreactive ND
Hepatitis B core Ab Nonreactive ND
Hepatitis C Ab Nonreactive ND
EBV VCA IgM (<36 U/mL) <36 U/mL ND
EBV VCA IgG Ab (<18 U/mL) 248 (high) ND
EBV EBNA IgG (<18 U/mL 255 (high) ND
CMV IgM (<30 AU/mL) <30 ND
CMV IgG (<0.6 U/mL) <0.6 ND
Cryptococcus Ag Not detected ND
Coccidioides Ab, CF (<1:2) <1:2 ND
Coccidioides Ab, ID Negative ND
Histoplasma Ab, CF (<1:8) <1:8 ND
Histoplasma, ID Negative ND
Histoplasma Ag, urine (<0.2 ng/mL) <0.2 ND
Blastomyces Ab, ID Negative ND
Bartonella Ab Negative ND
Coxiella burnetti Ab IgM and IgG Negative ND
Rickettsia Ab panel Negative ND
Syphilis (Treponema) screen by RPR (nonreactive) Nonreactive ND
Quantiferon-TB Gold Plus Negative ND

*Additional testing: February 2022, Borrelia burgdorferi, Brucella, and Leptospira Ab results all negative; March 2022, β-d-glucan (reference value <60 pg/mL), <31 pg/mL; galactomannan Ag (reference value <0.5), 0.018; Coccidioides Ag, serum, negative; sequencing of microbial cell–free DNA in plasma performed at Karius, Inc. (https://kariusdx.com) (reference value <10 DNA MPM), Borrelia miyamotoi 56 DNA MPM; relapsing fever PCR performed at CDC, Borrelia PCR positive group B. miyamotoi .Ab, antibody; Ag, antigen; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CF, complement fixation; CMV, cytomegalovirus; EBV, Epstein-Barr virus; EBNA, Epstein-Barr nuclear Ag; ID, immunodiffusion; MPM, molecules/mL; RPR, rapid plasma reagin; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus; VCA, viral capsid antigen.