Hepatobiliary Brucellosis: Brucella Bacteremia Presenting with Refractory Hepatobiliary Infection

Table 1

Initial laboratory findings.

Variables	Laboratory studies on day 1 (24.11.2022)	Reference range
Hemoglobin	7.3	11.8-16 g/dL
Hematocrit	22.9	36-47%
Platelets	55	150-400 10^3/ul
White blood cell count	1.8	4-11 10^3/ul
INR	1.86	0.8-1.2
Prothrombin time	24.1	11-13 sec
APTT, plasma	79.3	25-40 sec
LDH	1484	135-225 U/L
D-dimer	2.58	<0.5 UG/ML
Fibrinogen	43	200-400 mg/dL
Sodium	142	130-145 mmol/L
Potassium	2.93	3.5-5.4 mmol/L
Chloride	83	93-110 mmol/L
Phosphate	2.0	2.4-4.5 mg/dL
Bicarbonate	20	20-30 mmol/L
Blood urea nitrogen	9	5-25 mg/dL
Creatinine	0.54	0.5-1 mg/dL
Alanine transaminase	142	0-50 UL
Aspartate transaminase	430	0-50 UL
Gamma-glutamyl transferase	101	5-36 UL
Total bilirubin	4.5	0-1.5 mg/dL
CRP	4.78	<0.3 mg/dL