Table 2.

Laboratory investigations.

	Day 3 of illness	Day 6 of illness	Day 8 of illness
White cell count	11.07 × 109/L	9.41 × 109/L	8.10 × 109/L
Platelet count	165 × 109/L	209 × 109/L	258 × 109/L
Hemoglobin	13.5 g/dL	13.3 g/dL	13.1 g/dL
Haematocrit	45%	44.3%	44.1%
Creatinine	0.78 mg/dL	0.8 mg/dL	0.8 mg/dL
AST	69 U/L	103 U/L	77 U/L
ALT	64 U/L	77.7 U/L	73 U/L
CRP	3.2 mg/L	3.2 mg/L	3 mg/L