Table 4.

Summary of haematological and biochemical parameters for injectional anthrax cases

Case	HPS classification	Admission CRP (normal range <6 mg/l)	Admission white cell count (normal range 4–11 ×109/l)	Admission neutrophil count (normal range 2–8 ×109/l)	Lowest haematocrit (normal range 0·42–0·54 l/l)	Highest haematocrit (normal range 0·42–0·54 l/l)	Lowest fibrinogen (normal range 1·5–4·5 g/l)	Albumin (normal range 36–52 g/l)	Highest alanine aminotransferase (normal range 0–50 IU/l)	Lowest sodium (normal range 135–145 mmol/l)	Lowest adjusted calcium (normal range 2·1–2·6 mmol/l)
A	Confirmed	26	9·4	4·3	0·397	0·397	3·8	39	10	139	2·28
B	Confirmed	20	7·8	4·4	0·405	0·416	n.t.	42	24	141	2·24
C	Confirmed	86	9·8	5·3	0·136	0·609	0·6	41	465	122	1·59
D	Confirmed	14	10·2	6	0·385	0·429	3·2	41	26	138	2·24
E	Confirmed	150	18·6	13·8	0·14	0·389	1·4	17	37	132	2·17
F	Confirmed	18	18·4	15·5	0·322	0·427	3·0	47	49	130	2·17
G	Confirmed	16	7	5·2	0·286	0·286	2·2	41	17	137	n.t.
H	Probable	10	10·9	7·2	0·375	0·385	3·4	45	10	136	n.t.
I	Probable	<6	9·8	5·3	0·386	0·386	n.t.	n.t.	8	141	n.t.
J	Probable	13	5·7	3·3	0·319	0·342	2·9	42	33	136	n.t.
K	Probable	29	15·2	13·6	0·328	0·388	3·0	42	44	137	2·15
L	Probable	230	9·8	9·0	0·314	0·398	5·2	38	21	135	2·08
M	Possible	n.t.	n.t.	n.t.	n.t.	n.t.	n.t.	n.t.	n.t.	n.t.	n.t.
N	Possible	13	6·2	2·4	0·342	0·342	3·1	43	23	138	n.t.
O	Possible	17	4·7	2·3	0·321	0·355	5·0	22	99	133	2·3
P	Possible	112	7	4·7	0·35	0·377	5·0	38	19	136	n.t.
Q	Possible	44	16·4	10·4	0·376	0·405	3·4	41	42	137	2·33
R	Possible	73	8·3	4·8	0·394	0·490	n.t.	37	42	133	2·23
S	Possible	312	15·4	14·1	0·203	0·431	4·0	29	73	133	2·17
T	Possible	217	9·3	6·3	0·339	0·424	5·0	27	27	140	n.t.
U	Possible	9	7·1	3·8	0·378	0·416	3·7	44	35	140	n.t.

HPS, Health Protection Scotland; CRP, C-reactive protein; n.t. not tested.