Table 2. Inflammatory and liver profiles for Case 2 at admission, diagnosis (*) of PLA, and discharge.
PLA: pyogenic liver abscess
| Patient results | ||||||
| Laboratory investigations | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 (*) | Day 19 | Reference range |
| Inflammatory profiles | ||||||
| White Cell Count | 17.2 | - | 16.3 | 16.3 | 4.3 | 4.2-12.6x103/uL |
| C-reactive protein | 23.0 | - | 19.5 | 17.9 | 0.5 | 0.0-0.5 mg/dL |
| Procalcitonin | 7.24 | - | - | - | - | <0.5 ng/ml low risk for severe/or septic shock: >2.0 ng/mL high risk and/or septic shock |
| Liver profiles | ||||||
| Bilirubin | 22.0 | - | 14.3 | 13.2 | 5.6 | 0.0-21.0 umol/L |
| Alanine aminotransferase | 75 | - | 66 | 65 | 21 | 10-50 U/L |
| Alkaline phosphatase | 227 | - | 202 | 241 | 180 | 40-129 U/L |
| Gamma-glutamyl transferase | 163 | - | 135 | 171 | 202 | 10-71 U/L |
| Albumin | 33 | - | 28 | 28 | 35 | 35-52 g/L |
| Total protein | 71 | - | 61 | 66 | 82 | 66-87 g/L |