Table 3. Change of blood hemoglobin and serum CRP levels from before to two months after treatment.

CRP: C-reactive protein

Patients	Hemoglobin, g/dL		CRP, mg/L		Abscess
	Before treatment	Two months after treatment	Before treatment	Two months after treatment	Two months after treatment
1	11.20	11.40	52.00	18.20	+
2	10.60	11.00	66.20	22.10	+
3	12.80	13.80	42.20	8.00	−
4	9.900	10.40	39.20	25.20	+
5	14.00	14.00	59.20	6.00	−
6	11.40	13.20	65.20	7.20	−
7	8.50	13.40	75.10	9.10	−
8	15.00	15.00	122.10	8.20	−
9	9.20	13.20	135.20	3.20	−
10	9.60	14.20	65.20	7.20	−
11	10.10	13.20	38.20	5.40	−
12	13.10	13.00	87.50	8.20	−
13	12.40	13.80	69.80	6.30	−
14	9.70	10.20	38.20	25.00	+
15	11.30	13.60	150.00	7.20	−
16	11.60	14.30	52.80	5.90	−
17	13.80	14.20	60.10	5.40	−
18	13.10	14.20	36.80	22.10	−
19	12.70	15.10	35.00	51.40	−
20	12.70	14.10	122.20	4.30	−
21	13.40	13.20	35.50	8.40	−
22	8.100	13.20	3.00	3.20	−
23	11.30	11.40	50.10	27.80	+
24	10.00	14.10	23.90	6.10	−
Average	11.48 ± 1.85	13.22 ± 1.36	63.53 ± 36.47	12.55 ± 11.34	N/A
P-value	0.001		<0.001		N/A