Table 1.

Serial CBC and body temperature

Hospital day	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	11*	19	50
Haemoglobin	11.3	10.3	10.8	11	9.5	9.5	9.4	8.7	11	12.5
WCC	7.1	4.9	4.1	4.9	4.7	9.3	7.4	16.0	8.2	7.2
ANC	4.1	3.0			1.9		1.9
Platelets	87	71	60	119	138	177	334	770	502	256
CRP	10.643	9.355	8.060	3.996			0.657	0.027	<0.016
ESR					107		>120	44	16
Highest temperature		40.5	40.0	39.5	39.7	39.2	39.2	36.5

*Day of discharge.

ANC, absolute neutrophil count; CBC, complete blood count; CRP, C reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; WCC, white cell count.