Cavitary Pneumonia Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Non-Immunocompromised Patient After an Endoscopy: A Case Report

13 July 2021 : Case report Ecuador

Rare coexistence of disease or pathology

Killen H. Briones-Claudett

^123ABCDEFG*, Mónica H. Briones-Claudett

^23ABCDE, Eduardo Andres Martinez Armijo^4ABCDE, Marlon E. Martinez Alvarez

^3ABCDE, Killen H. Briones Zamora

^25ABDEF, Diana C. Briones Marquez

^1ABCEF, Andrea P. Icaza-Freire^6ABCDE, Michelle Grunauer

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DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.930136

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e930136

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Table 1. Laboratory test results at admission to the Intensive Care Unit.

Laboratory parameters	Value	Normal values
Complete blood cell count
Leukocytes	17 900/mm	4400–11 300/mm
Neutrophils	85.6%	45–75%
Hematocrit	34.3%	42–50%
Hemoglobin	11.4 g/dL	13.8–17.2 g/dL
Platelets	280 000/mm	150 000–450 000/mm
Sodium	141.0 mEq/L	135–145 mEq/L
Potassium	3.9 mEq/L	3.5–4.5 mEq/L
Chloride	109 mEq/L	98–110 mEq/L
Glucose	125.40 mg/dL	<100 mg/dL
Blood urea nitrogen	14 mg/dL	7–21 mg/dL
Creatinine	0.7 mg/dL	0.7–1.2 mg/dL
Prothrombin time	13.1 s	11.0–13.5 s
Partial thromboplastin time	30.6 s	30–40 s

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