Laboratory parameters of the 1st order – obligatory laboratory tests.
- Pathogen detection – microscopy, culture, antigen detection.
For Yersinia pestis, direct or indirect detection must be reported if the evidence indicates acute infection (Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in Humans.
2nd order laboratory parameters – depending on the results of the history, physical examination, and obligatory laboratory parameters – for differential diagnostic clarification.
- Small blood count
- Inflammatory parameters – CRP (C-reactive protein) or PCT (procalcitonin).
- Fasting glucose (fasting blood glucose).
- Blood gas analysis (BGA)
- Liver parameters – alanine aminotransferase(ALT, GPT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST, GOT), glutamate dehydrogenase (GLDH) and gamma-glutamyl transferase (gamma-GT, GGT), alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin.
- Renal parameters – urea, creatinine, cystatin C or creatinine clearance, if necessary.
- Coagulation parameters – PTT, Quick
