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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014 Dec 18;13(7):1328–1336.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2014.11.036

Table 3.

Laboratory features of cefazolin induced liver injury

Feature Median Range
    Time from administration to laboratory abnormalities (days) 21 6–29
ALT (U/L), initial 380 135–769
AST (U/L), initial 189 47–623
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L), initial 360 170–1457
Bilirubin (mg/dL), initial 5.3 1.2 – 14.9
INR, initial 1.0 0.8–1.2
R value, initial 1.8 0.4 – 8.8
ALT (U/L), peak 409 135–1233
AST (U/L), peak 191 65–654
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L), peak 435 227–1527
Bilirubin (mg/dL), peak 9.8 1.9–18.8
INR, peak 1.1 1.0–2.0
Eosinophilia (no, % and count/µL) 5 (26%) 533 – 3400

R value = ratio of the serum ALT to alkaline phosphatase (both expressed as multiples of the ULN)