Table 1.

Haematologic alterations due to typhoid fever infection

Sample no.	Parameter	Positive	Control	p	Status
1	Packed cell volume -%	38.09 ± 5.03	41.17 ± 4.15	0.000	S∗∗
2	Total white blood cell count -cells/µL	2.09	6.74 ± 2.68	0.004	S∗∗
3	Neutrophils- cells/µL	62.88 ± 16.06	61.62 ± 15.62	0.427	N
4	Lymphocytes - cells/µL	29.50 ± 15.01	30.64 ± 14.42	0.440	N
5	Monocytes -cells/µL	7.55 ± 3.05	7.65 ± 2.13	0.718	N
6	Erythrocyte sedimentation rate - mm/h	209.38 ± 81.19	258.51 ± 53.77	0.000	S∗∗
7	Haemoglobin concentration -g/dL	12.58 ± 1.67	13.65 ± 1.42	0.000	S∗∗
8	Platelets - cells/µL	11.22 ± 6.89	5.64 ± 6.77	0.000	S∗∗

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. N, not significantly different; S, significantly different.

∗∗p < 0.01.