CRP and scrub typhus: Leukopenia (white blood cell (WBC) count < 4000/μL; p < 0.001), thrombocytopenia (platelet (PLT) count <150 × 103/μL; p < 0.001), normal CRP level (≤3.0 mg/dL; p< 0.001), prolonged aPTT (>40 s; p < 0.001), and elevated CK levels (>1000 IU/L; p < 0.001) were more common in SFTS patients, while leukocytosis (WBC count > 10,000/μL; p < 0.001) and elevated aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels (AST or ALT > 40 IU/L; p < 0.001 and p < 0.988) were more common in scrub typhus patients.