Table 1.
Laboratory investigation reports.
| Blood Tests | Day 1 07/04/20 |
Day 4 10/04/20 |
Day 9 15/04/20 |
Day 13 19/04/20 |
Day 17 23/04/20 |
Date of Death 27/04/20 |
Normal ranges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Cell Count | 9.7 | 17.9 | 26 | 24.95 | 17 | 27.5 | 4.4−10.1 (109/L) |
| Lymphocyte Count | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 6.25 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.3−3.7 (109/L) |
| Creatinine | 189 | 322.5 | 155 | 357 | 84 | 80 | 60−120 (μmol/L) |
| CRP | 189 | 357.5 | 375 | 392.5 | 308 | 378 | 0−10 (mg/L) |
| D-dimer | 3318 | 3565 | 6394 | 13645 | 6189 | – | 0−240 (ng/mL) |
| Ferritin | 254 | 7078 | 1913 | 933 | 973 | 535 | 32−284 (ug/L) |
| LDH | 2023 | 8630 | – | 2654 | 1268 | 3945 | 266−500 (IU/L) |
| hsTroponin | 298.1 | 1130 | 443.8 | – | 19.1 | 74.5 | <19.8 (ng/L) |
| Procalcitonin | – | – | 62.02 | – | 97.22 | – | <0.07 (ug/L) |
| Glucose | 6.5 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 5.6 | 10 | 6.6 | 4−7.8 (mmol/L) |
| Amylase | 92 | 670.5 | 126 | 93.5 | 25 | 27 | 28−100 (U/L) |
| Creatine Kinase | 4283 | 51287 | 5157 | – | 496 | 3407 | 25−171 (U/L) |
| Alanine transaminase | 69 | 284 | 203 | 115 | 104 | – | 8−40 (IU/L) |
| Alkaline Phosphatase | 47 | 99 | 239 | 154 | 153 | – | 30−130 (U/L) |
| Total Bilirubin | 148 | 140 | 134 | 81 | 158 | – | 0−20 (μmol/L) |
| APTT | 50.7 | 46.7 | 55.5 | 81 | 52.5 | – | 26−36 (sec) |
| Microbiology |
|---|
| SARS CoV-2 PCR |
| 05/04/20 Detected |
| 19/04/20 Not Detected |
| 23/04/20 Not detected |
| Tracheal aspirate Culture |
| 20/04/20 No growth |
| Urine Cultures |
| 05/04/20 No growth |
| 20/04/20 No growth |
| Blood Cultures |
| 08/04/20 & 09/04/20 No growth |
| 12/04/20 No growth |
| 13/04/20 Growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis in one bottle (insignificant) |
| Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) |
| 23/04/20 No growth (including AFB, bacterial and fungal cultures), viral PCR panel negative |
| Pericardial Fluid |
| 27/04/20 Bacterial and AFB cultures negative |
| Serum Aspergillus Galactomannan (GAL) |
| 13/04/20 Negative (Index value:0.040) |
| 26/04/20 Negative (Index value:0.040 |
| Serum 1,3- β -D Glucan (BDG) |
| 26/04/20 Negative (<30 pg/mL) |