Table 1 Laboratory data at onset of fever and shaking chills

White blood cell count

13.76 × 10^9 /L

4.00–7.50 × 10^9 /L

Hemoglobin

12.4 g/dL

11.3–15.2 g/dL

Hematocrit

37 %

36–45 %

Platelet

184 × 10^9 /L

130–350 × 10^9 /L

C-reactive protein

8.29 mg/dL

≦0.14 mg/dL

Total protein

6.2 g/dL

6.9–8.4 g/dL

Albumin

3.4 g/dL

3.9–5.1 g/dL

Total bilirubin

0.8 mg/dL

0.4–1.5 mg/dL

Aspartate aminotransferase

72 U/L

11–30 U/L

Alanine aminotransferase

41 U/L

4–30 U/L

Lactate dehydrogenase

402 U/L

109–216 U/L

Alkaline phosphatase

192 U/L

107–330 U/L

γ-glutamyltranspeptidase

19 U/L

<70 IU/L

Creatinine

0.79 mg/dL

0.63–1.03 mg/dL

Sodium

137 mEq/L

136–148 mEq/L

Potassium

4.1 mEq/L

3.6–5.0 mEq/L

Glucose

113 mg/dl

70–109 mg/dl

B-type natriuretic peptide

107 pg/mL

<20 pg/mL

Urinary protein

+

-

Urinary occult blood

+++

-

Urinary nitrite

+

-

Urinary white blood cell

20–29/high-power field

-

Urinary red blood cell

50–99/high-power field

-