Volume 16, Number 3—March 2010
Dispatch
Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis and 2 Human Deaths, Peru
Stalin Vilcarromero, Patricia V. Aguilar, Eric S. Halsey, Alberto Laguna-Torres, Hugo Razuri, Juan Perez, Yadira Valderrama, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Luis Suárez, Manuel Céspedes, and Tadeusz J. Kochel
Table 1
Laboratory test results for 2 patients infected with Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, Peru*
| Testing | Patient no. 1 | Patient no. 2 | Reference range | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date blood collected | 2006 Jun 20 | 2005 Feb 28 | 2005 Mar 1 | ||
| Hematocrit, % | 36 | 36 | 22 | 38–44 | |
| Thromocytes, cells/mm3 |
233,000 |
143,750 |
NM |
150,000–450,000 |
|
| Leukocytes | |||||
| Total, cells/mm3 | 21,450 | 3,900 | NM | 4,500–10,000 | |
| Bands, % | 7 | 4 | NM | 3–5 | |
| Segmented cells, % | 84 | 72 | NM | 55–65 | |
| Eosinophils, % | 0 | 0 | NM | 0.5–4.0 | |
| Monocytes, % | 0 | 14 | NM | 3–8 | |
| Lymphocytes, % |
9 |
10 |
NM |
25–35 |
|
| ESR, mm/h | 41 | NM | NM | 1–15 | |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 2.1 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 0.8–1.4 | |
| Urea, mg/dL | 115 | 206 | 238 | 20–45 | |
*NM, not measured; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
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