Comparative Study of Chikungunya Only and Chikungunya-Scrub Typhus Coinfection in Children: Findings from a Hospital-Based Observational Study from Central Nepal

Table 3

Clinicolaboratory parameters.

	Only chikungunya (); Mean (min–max)	Chikungunya and scrub typhus (); Mean (min–max)	Total cases (); Mean (min–max)
Hemoglobin (gm/dl)	11.0 (8.5–13.5)	10.9 (8.4–13.9)	11.0 (8.4–13.9)
PCV	33.6 (25.0–40.7)	32.7 (25.1–41.0)	33.2 (25.0–41.0)
Total count (cells/mm^3)	8032 (2300–21200)	13171 (2300–3500)	10112 (2300–35000)
Neutrophil (%)	57 (1.0–88)	69 (38–87)	61 (17–88)
Lymphocytes (%)	37 (1–71)	30 (9–60)	34 (1–71)
Platelet counts (cells/mm^3)	195760 (77000–497000)	131294 (14000–378000)	169667 (14000–497000)
Bilirubin total (mg/dl)	1.4 (0.6–7.9)	1.2 (0.4–2.7)	1.3 (0.4–7.9)
SGOT (IU/l)	374.7 (14–5852)	193.9 (17–513)	301.5 (14–5852)
SGPT (IU/l)	309.2 (14–4983)	139.0 (21–512)	240.3 (14–4983)
Serum albumin (gm/dl)	3.5 (2.5–4.7)	2.9 (1.9–4.8)	3.3 (1.9–4.8)
PT control (secs)	16.2 (12–39)	17.3 (12–24)	16.7 (12–39)
INR	1.3 (1–3.2)	1.4 (1–2.2)	1.3 (1–3.2)
aPTT	30.2 (20–48)	35.1 (18–55)	32.2 (18–55)
Urea (mg/dl)	24 (10–68)	46.9 (13–187)	33.3 (10–187)
Creatinine (mg/dl)	0.6 (0.3–1.6)	0.7 (0.3–2.6)	0.6 (0.3–2.6)
Sodium (meq/l)	137.6 (132–148)	134.0 (124–140)	136.1 (124–148)
Potassium (meq/l)	9.2 (2.7–139)	4.0 (2.9–5.5)	7.1 (2.7–139)
CPK-MB (U/l)	25 (10–117)	29 (11–82)	26 (10–117)
CRP quantitative (mg/dl)	34.4 (3.2–184.1)	63.7 (0.3–183.5)	46.3 (0.3–184.1)

PCV: packed cell volume; SGOT: serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase; SGPT: serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase; PT: prothrombin time; INR: international normalized ratio; aPTT: activated partial thromboplastin time; CPK-MB: creatine phosphokinase (MB form); CRP: C-reactive protein.