Haematological parameters (unit)

Blood culture Mean (SD)

t-Test

p- value

Positive (46)

Negative (64)

PCV (%)

44.50 (8.08)

47.86 (6.54)

2.326

0.022*

TWBC (109/L)

9.41 (2.40)

8.57 (3.08)

1.545

0.125

Neutrophil (%)

70.48 (6.24)

65.84 (6.92)

3.609

0.000*

Lymphocyte (%)

26.67 (6.60)

29.84 (6.75)

2.453

0.016*

Micro-ESR (mm/hr)

9.43 (4.74)

5.70 (3.23)

4.882

0.000*

Absolute platelet count (109/L)

148.90 (34.55)

196.8 (44.46)

6.044

0.000*

Immature to mature Neutrophil

0.29 (11.39)

0.17 (0.08)

6.631

0.000*

Immature to total Neutrophil

0.26 (0.05)

0.15 (0.08)

7.562

0.000*