Detection of the Dimorphic Phases of Mucor circinelloides in Blood Cultures from an Immunosuppressed Female

Table 1

Clinical laboratory test results from blood specimens obtained at the time of patient presentation to the ED.

Test	Patient result	Reference range
WBC	13.7k/cumm	3.6–5.17k/cumm
Hgb	11.5 GM/dL	12.0–16.0 GM/dL
MCV	79 fL	81–99 fL
MCH	24.9 pg	27–34 pg
MCHC	31.5 GM/dL	32.0–36.0 GM/dL
RDW	15.8%	11.5–14.5%
Absolute neutrophil	8.2k/cumm	1.7–7.6k/cumm
Absolute lymphocyte	4.0k/cumm	1.0–3.2k/cumm
Absolute eosinophil	0.4k/cumm	0.0–0.3k/cumm
Potassium SerPl QN	2.8 mmol/L	3.5–5.5 mmol/L
Carbon dioxide SerPl QN	21 mmol/L	22–29 mmol/L
Glucose SerPl QN	138 mg/dL	70–99 mg/dL
Magnesium SerPl QN	1.3 mg/dL	1.6–2.9 mg/dL
AST SerPl QN	8 units/L	13–39 units/L
Total protein SerPl QN	6.0 GM/dL	6.4–8.0 GM/dL