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Table 3 Cytological and clinical chemistry parameters in blood and CSF in patients with bacterial meningitis

From: Cortisol levels in cerebrospinal fluid correlate with severity and bacterial origin of meningitis

Parameters

Bacterial meningitis patients (n = 47)

Normal ranges

Blood

  

   WBC count (cells/mm3)

15,800 (11,825–20,525)

4,000–10,000

   CRP (mg/l)

226 (101–308)

0–8

CSF

  

   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

  1. Data are expressed as median (interquartile range). CRP, C-reactive protein; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; WBC, white blood cell.