Table 2

Complete blood cell counts

BM culture negativeBM culture positive
White blood cell count4 ×109/L2.8 ×109/L
Reference range: 4.5–11.0 ×109/L0.1–23.7 ×109/L1.2–5.6 ×109/L
Haemoglobin93 g/L83 g/L
Reference range: 54–135 g/L57–135 g/L54–117 g/L
Platelets148 ×109/L140 ×109/L
Reference range: 150–400 ×109/L4–642 ×109/L12–390 ×109/L