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TABLE 6.
Laboratory investigations among hospitalized patients
with sporadic hepatitis Aa
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| Test |
Pasadena, 1985-1994 |
Dallas, 1997-1998 |
|
| Bilirubin
(mg/dl) |
7 |
13.3b (4.9-46.4)
|
| Alkaline phosphatase (U/liter) |
319 |
335 (117-1,104) |
| AST
(mIU/liter) |
1,754 |
3,664 (428-10,420) |
| ALT
(mIU/liter) |
1,952 |
3,628 (1,029-9,220) |
| Albumin
(g/dl) |
 c |
2.6 (1.5-3.1)
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| Globulin (g/dl) |
|
4.0 (3.2-5.6) |
| Prothrombin
time(s) |
|
15.1 (11.7-26.4) |
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a
Data are mean peaks (ranges). Data are
from reference 246 and unpublished sources.
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b
Mean peak of 10 mg/dl, excluding data for a
patient with hemolysis and hepatitis A (bilirubin, 46.4 mg/dl).
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c
, not reported.
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