Table 3.
Laboratory fingdings of patients with brucellosis
| Variable | No.(%) |
|---|---|
| Positive culture | 208 (48.4) |
| Negative culture | 222 (51.6) |
| WBC count(×10^9/L) | |
| Hypoleucocytosis(<4) | 152 (17.9) |
| Leukocytosis (>10) | 48 (5.6) |
| Lymphocytosis (>40%) | 295 (34.7) |
| Hypoeosinophilia (<0.05%) | 229 (26.9) |
| Anemia (hemoglobin: male<130 g/L, female<110 g/L) | 217 (25.5) |
| Mild | 205 |
| Medium | 12 |
| Severe | 0 |
| Platelet count (×10^9/L) | |
| Thrombocytopenia(<98) | 78 (9.2) |
| Thrombocytosis (>300) | 103 (12.1) |
| Pancytopenia | 23 (2.7) |
| Elevated aminotransferases(>40 U/L) | 494 (58.1) |
| Creatinine increased(44-97umol/L) | 23 (2.7) |
| CK increased(26–140 U/L) | 52 (6.1) |
| α-HBDH increased (72–182 U/L) | 264 (31.1) |
Note: WBC count white blood cell count, CK creatine kinase, α-HBDH alpha- hydroxybutyric dehydrogenase