Case Report
Recurrent Mitral Valve Endocarditis Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in a Splenectomized Host
| Laboratory test | Result | Laboratory reference |
| White blood cell | 22,000 | 4000–11000 cells/cc | Neutrophils | | | Bands | | | Lymphocytes | | | Hemoglobin | 10.8 | | Hematocrit | 32.7 | | Serum sodium | 135 | 135–145 meq/dL | Serum potassium | 4.4 | 3.5–4.5 meq/dL | Serum bicarbonate | 23 | 22–24 meq/dL | Serum chloride | 103 | 100–110 meq/dL | Serum creatinine | 1.48 | 0.6–1.2 mg/dL | Blood urea nitrogen | 41 | 8–24 mg/dL | Serum calcium | 9.4 | 8.7–10.2 mg/dL | Blood glucose | 124 | 140–180 mg/dL | Prothrombin time | 24.8 | | International normalized ratio (INR) | 2.3 | |
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