Fatal case of newborn Lassa fever virus infection mimicking late onset neonatal sepsis: a case report from northern Nigeria

Table 1 Laboratory investigation results of index case

Laboratory investigations	Values/Results	Reference ranges/remark
^aComplete blood count
White cell count	2300 per mm³	4000–10 000 per mm³
Neutrophils	38% (874 per mm³)
Lymphocytes	57% (1311 per mm³)
Platelet	179 000 per mm³	150 000–400 000 per mm³
Packed cell volume	30%	> 35%
Blood film appearance	Hypochromic, microcytic
Blood culture	No growth after 7 days of incubation
HIV screening	Negative
Random blood sugar readings	5.6 mmol/L, 7.4 mmol/L, 10.6 mmol/L	Normal

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