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Cytological and clinical chemistry parameters in blood and CSF in patients with bacterial meningitis |
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| Parameters |
Bacterial meningitis patients (n = 47) |
Normal ranges |
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| Blood |
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| WBC count (cells/mm3) |
15,800 (11,825–20,525) |
4,000–10,000 |
| CRP (mg/l) |
226 (101–308) |
0–8 |
| CSF |
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| WBC count (cells/mm3) |
3,072 (700–7,443) |
< 5 |
| Neutrophil count (cells/mm3) |
3,030 (654–7,443) |
0 |
| Protein (g/l) |
3.0 (2.3–6.3) |
0.4–0.6 |
| Glucose (mmol/l) |
1.4 (0.5–2.98) |
2.2–3.3 |
| CSF/serum glucose ratio |
0.23 (0.06–0.38) |
> 0.45 |
| Lactate (mmol/l) |
8.1 (5.6–12.1) |
0.9–3.0 |
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Data are expressed as median (interquartile range). CRP, C-reactive protein; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; WBC, white blood cell. | ||
Holub et al. Critical Care 2007 11:R41 doi:10.1186/cc5729 |
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