Table 3 CSF leukocyte count, mean protein and mean CSF/plasma glucose ratio in verified and probable CNS infection
From: Cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis level as a diagnostic predictor? A cross-sectional study
CSF leukocytes /μl a | CNS infection, Verified | CNS infection, Probable | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (% horizontal) | Protein g/l Mean (range) | Glucose ratio mean (range) | n (% horizontal) | Protein g/l mean (range) | Glucose ratio mean (range) | n (% vertical) | Protein g/l mean (range) | Glucose ratio mean (range) | |
6–10 | 4 (36.4) | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) | - | 7 (63.6) | 0.7 (0.4–0.9) | 0.7 (0.5–0.9) | 11 (10.4) | 0,6 (0.4–0.9) | 0.7 (0.5–0.9) |
>10–50 | 9 (39.1) | 0.9 (0.3–2.2) | 0,5 (0.4–0.7) | 14 (60.9) | 0.6 (0.3–2.2) | 0.6 (0.3–1.0) | 23 (21.7) | 0.7 (0.2–2.2) | 0.6 (0.3–1.0) |
>50–100 | 5 (62.5) | 1.0 (0.2–1.6) | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) | 3 (37.5) | 0.6 (0.4–0.7) | 0.4 (0.4–0.5) | 8 (7.6) | 0,8 (0.2–1.6) | 0.5 (0.4–0.7) |
>100–200 | 7 (41.2) | 0.8 (0.3–1.3) | 0.7 (0.5–0.7) | 10 (58.8) | 0.8 (0.4–1.7) | 0.6 (0.6–0.8) | 17 (16.0) | 0.8 (0.3–1.7) | 0.7 (0.6–1.0) |
>200–400 | 8 (61.5) | 1.3 (0.4–2.4) | 0.5 (0.4–0.6) | 5 (38.5) | 0.9 (0.5–1.9) | 0.6 (0.5–0.8) | 13 (12.3) | 1.1 (0.4–2.4) | 0.6 (0.4–0.8) |
>400–600 | 8 (66.7) | 2.3 (0.7–6.8) | 0.4 (0.0–0.6) | 4 (33.3) | 1.3 (0.6–2.8) | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) | 12 (11.3) | 2.0 (0.6–6.8) | 0.5 (0.0–0.9) |
>600–800 | 2 (100.0) | 1.4 (0.8–2) | 0.5 (0.3–0.6) | 2 (1.9) | 1.4 (0.8–2.0) | 0.5 (0.3–0.6) | |||
>800–1000 | 2 (66.7) | 1.2 (1.2–1.2) | 0.7 (0.7–0.7) | 1 (33.3) | 1.4 | 0.4 | 3 (2.8) | 1.3 (1.2–1.4) | 0.5 (0.4–0.7) |
>1000 | 14 (82.4) | 4 (0.8–6.8) | 0.1 (0.1–0.1) | 3 (17.6) | 4.4 (1.5–9.0) | 0.2 (0.1–0.1) | 17 (16.0) | 3.6 (0.8–6.8) | 0.2 (0.0–0.4) |
Total | 59 (55.7) | 1.8 (0.2–6.8) | 0.4 (0.0–1.0) | 47 (44.3) | 1.0 (0.2–9.0) | 0.6 (0.1–1.0) | 106 (100.0) | 1.4 (0.2–9) | 0.5 (0.0–1.0) |