Table 3. Laboratory markers by PVL Case/Control Status.

Characteristic	Case N = 51	Control N = 56	P-value 1*	P-value 2**
White blood cell count (10^3 cells/μL), on date of culture (Mean ± SD, Range)	13.5 ± 5.3 (4.9,28.3)	14.0 ± 7.3 (3.1–31.1)	0.65	0.0.97
White blood cell count (10^3 cells/μL), maximum (Mean ± SD, Range)	17. ± 7.1 (6.0–37.5)	17.3 ± 7.5 (4.3–38.4)	0.92	0.98
Creatinine (mg/dL) (Mean ± SD, Range)	1.4 ± 1.1 (0.3–5.9)	2.2 ± 2.8 (0.3–16.7)	0.06	0.10
Alanine transaminase (U/L)(Mean ± SD, Range)	77.0± 253.9 (5.0–1626)	35.9 ± 41.6 (5.0–216.0)	0.31	0.56
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) (Mean ± SD, Range)	85.6 ± 35.5 (23.0–190.0)	137.1 ± 104.4 (34.0–608.0)	0.005	0.02
T. Bili (mg/dL) (Mean ± SD, Range)	1.4 ± 2.2 (0.2–11.0)	3.7 ± 9.9 (0.2–54.8)	0.19	0.12