Table 3. Laboratory data for patients 1 through 7 admitted with severe acute respiratory syndrome^a.

Patient	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	10.9	12.5	13.4	14.1	12.0	16.3	12.1
Leukocyte count (X10-9/L)	4.52	19.34	5.3	14.65	5.41	9.29	10.14
Lymphocyte count (X10-9/L)	0.78	0.94	0.71	1.02	0.53	0.63	0.21
Platelet count (X10-9/L)	117	149	189	180	176	136	82
ALT (U/L)	55	37	23	22	76	35	210
AST (U/L)	65	108	39	102	121	92	58
CK	290	183	213	86	1,045	124	499
LDH	747	2,513	518 b	1,032	2,248	2,015	955
C-reactive protein	5.2	34.0	141.4	27.4	ND	ND	7.4
Procalcitonin	0.14	1.45	ND	1.27	ND	15.21	ND

^aALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CK, creatine kinase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; ND, not done; values in boldface are abnormal.
^bNormal value for LDH at this laboratory was <500.