Table 1.

Baseline laboratory parameters among patients with infective endocarditis.

Laboratory parameter	Frequency, n (%)/Mean (SD)
Haemoglobin (g/dl), mean(SD)	10 (2.1)
Total leukocyte count (/μl), mean (SD)	14,139 (6144.9)
Erythrocyte sedimentation ratio (mm/h), mean (SD)	100.5 (28)
C- reactive protein (mg/dl), mean (SD)	47.3 (32)
Serum creatinine (mg/dl), mean (SD)	0.9 (0.4, 4.4)
Serum albumin (mg/dl), mean (SD)	3.34 (0.57)
Serum sodium (meq/l), mean (SD)	133.3 (6.1)
Urinary casts, n (%)	21 (20.6%)
Rheumatoid factor (N = 78), n (%)	16 (20.5%)