Table 1.

Laboratory investigations.

	Day 4 illness	Day 7 illness	Day 10 illness
White cell count	20 × 109/L	13 × 109/L	12.32 × 109/L
Platelet count	101 × 109/L	162 × 109/L	391 × 109/L
Hemoglobin	13.5 g/dL	13.6 g/dL	13 g/dL
Haematocrit	41.3%	42.1%	40.8%
Aspartate transaminase (AST)	102 U/L	78 U/L	70 U/L
Alanine transaminase (ALT)	78 U/L	65 U/L	62 U/L
Serum creatinine	0.8 mg/dL	1.34 mg/dL	0.7 mg/dL
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate	31 mm/hr	—	—
C-reactive protein (CRP)	29 mg/L	26.5 mg/L	25 mg/L