Table 2:

Patient symptoms and laboratory findings.

Clinical findings	n	%	Laboratory findings *	n	%
Back pain	10	100	Elevated CRP	9 out of 9	100
Shortness of breath	4	40	Elevated ESR	7 out of 8	87.5
Fever	3	30	Elevated WBC	5 out of 10	50
Neurologic deficits	2	20	(+) Blood culture	4 out of 10	40
Decreased appetite	2	20
Malaise	2	20
Chills	2	20
Nausea	1	10
Cough	1	10

^*Leukocytosis defined as >11,000/mm³, elevated CRP defined as >3.0 mg/L. CRP: C-reactive protein, ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, WBC: White blood cell