Meningococcemia in an 11 Months Old Infant

Table 1

Laboratory findings.

Lab parameters	Lab values
Hemoglobin (gm %)	8.6
Red blood cells (million/mm^3)	4.6
Total leucocyte count (/mm^3)	8,400
Differential count (%)	Neutrophil (58), lymphocyte (40), monocyte (1), eosinophil (1)
Platelet (/mm^3)	350,000
Prothrombin time (seconds)	Test (20.8), control (14.5)
International normalized ratio (INR)	1.4
Activated partial thromboplastin time (seconds)	45.8
D-dimer (ng/ml)	>1,0000
Fibrin degradation products (micrograms/ml)	>150
CSF glucose (mg/dl)	59
CSF protein (mg/dl)	61
CSF cell counts	6 (lymphocytes)