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Severe acute respiratory syndrome laboratory findings
Introduction
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Laboratory Findings
Laboratory Findings
- Complete blood count and differential count – white blood cell and platelet counts are often low. Early reports indicated a tendency to relative neutrophilia and a relative lymphopenia — relative because the total number of white blood cells tends to be low.
- Raised lactate dehydrogenase
- Slightly raised creatine kinase and C-Reactive Protein levels.
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