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Table 1 Clinical Laboratory findings

From: Cardiac complication after experimental human malaria infection: a case report

Haematology and biochemistry tests

Reference range

Screening

Admission

Adm +1

Adm +2

Adm +3

Adm +4 = Discharge

Haemoglobin (mmol/l)

7.3 - 9.7

7.1

6.9

 

7.1

 

6.9

Leukocytes (*109/l)

3.5 - 11.0

6.6

7.9

 

3.9

 

5.4

Platelets (*109/l)

120 - 350

259

160

 

254

 

302

Glucose (mmol/l)

4.0 - 5.5 (fasting)

4.6

4.9

    

Sodium (mmol/l)

137 - 144

142

140

 

137

  

Potassium (mmol/l)

3.4 - 4.6

4.1

3.9

 

3.9

  

Creatinin (umol/l)

45 - 90

61

55

 

60

  

Urea nitrogen (mmol/l)

3.0 - 7.0

 

4.9

 

3.2

  

Bilirubin (umol/l)

≤ 17

<10

   

<10

 

Alkaline phosphatase (U/l)

≤ 120

55

74

 

66

69

69

Aspartate aminotransferase (U/l)

≤ 40

16

132

104

111

89

83

Alanine aminotransferase (U/l)

≤ 45

15

137

134

171

166

164

Lactate dehydrogenase (U/l)

≤ 450

313

540

534

562

 

384

gamma GT (U/l)

≤ 35

13

29

 

39

36

35

Creatinin Kinase (U/l)

≤ 170

 

296

105

  

28

Troponin I (ug/l)

≤ 0.20

 

10.40

2.75

  

0.20

CRP (mg/l)

≤ 10

 

26

    

Cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.7 - 6.5

 

4.0

    

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

0.8 - 2.0

 

1.5

    

HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.10 - 1.70

 

1.20

    

LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

≤ 3.5

 

2.12

    

Coagulation assays

       

INR

0.9-1.1

 

1.0

1.0

   

Fibrinogen (mg/l)

2000-4000

  

4320

   

Factor VIII activity (%)

60-150

  

130%

   

Protein C activity (%)

70-150

  

>100%

   

Free protein S antigen (%)

55-115

  

92%

   

Homocystein (μmol/l)

< 13.4

  

9.3

   

Antithrombin III (%)

85-120

  

98%

   

Factor II mutation

negative

  

negative

   

Factor V (Leiden) mutation

negative

  

negative

   

von Willebrand Factor (%)

50-150

 

166%

    

ADAMTS13 activity (%)

60-140

 

90%

    

Additional tests

       

Convalescent microbiological tests

adenovirus, RS-virus, influenza virus, mycoplasma pneumonia, Chlamydia, Q-fever, para-influenza, enterovirus

Negative

Auto-immune antibodies

ANCA, anticardiolipin antibodies, β2 glycoprotein, lupus anticoagulans, anti-heart (rat) antibodies

Negative

Toxicology test

tetrahydrocannabinol, amphetamine-derivatives, cocaine, diazepam, methadone, tramadol, opiates

Negative

Inflammatory parameters

Interleukin 6, Interleukin 8

< detection limit

Time after last dose

7 h15

103 h45

Artemether

< detection limit

< detection limit

Dihydroartemisinin

26.5 ng/ml

< detection limit

Lumefantrine

4308 ng/ml and

443 ng/ml

Desbutyl-lumefantrine

40 ng/ml

18 ng/ml