Research Article

Complicated Posterior Cervical Skin and Soft Tissue Infections at a Single Referral Center

Table 6

Laboratory data at admission.

Laboratory parameters (reference range)Mean (SD)

White blood cells count (×109/L, 3.5-9.5)13.18 (8.08)
Neutrophil count (×109/L, 1.8-6.3)10.88 (7.71)
C reactive protein (mg/L, 0-3.5)155.89 (116.10)
Blood glucose (mmol/L, 4.1-5.9)9.79 (5.61)
Glycated hemoglobin (%, 4.27-6.07)10.06 (2.72)
Hemoglobin (g/L, 115-150)119.3 (23.66)
Serum albumin (g/L, 40-55)29.70 (7.12)
Blood culture (case)
Klebsiella pneumoniae2
Streptococcus viridans+Escherichia coli1
Enterococcus1
 Methicillin-resistant S. aureus1
Staphylococcus aureus1
Pseudomonas aeruginosa1
 No growth9

SD: standard deviation.