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Table 5 Blood investigations of 24 patients with abdominal tuberculosis treated at Al-Ain Hospital during the period January 2011 to December 2018

From: Management of abdominal tuberculosis in a community-based hospital in a high-income developing country

Blood investigations

Value

CRP (normal value < 5 mg/l)

25.1 (2–239)

 ≥ 5 mg/l

16/20 (80%)

White blood cell count (normal value 4.5–11 × 109/l)

6.65 (3.6–13.7)

 > 11 × 109/l

3/22 (13.6%)

ESR (0–20/h)

27 (12–68)

 > 20/h

4/8 (50%)

Hemoglobin (normal value 12.1–20 g/dl)

11.7 (7–16.5)

 < 12.1 g/dl

12 (50%)

Lymphocytes (normal value 1000–3.500/μl)

1700 (130–2800)

 < 1000 μL

3/22 (13.6%)

Platelets (normal value 140–400 × 1000/ml)

338 (156–711)

 > 400 × 1000/ml

8/22 (36.3%)

  1. Data are presented as median, range or number (%) as appropriate. Percentages are calculated from available data