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Table 2 Cerebrospinal fluid results in 42 patients

From: Tuberculous meningitis in Denmark: a review of 50 cases

Variable

Normal range

Danes (n = 10)

Immigrants (n = 32)

WCC × 106/L, median (range)

0-4

217 (48-590)

104 (1-2970)

CSF lymphocytes, median (range)

 

70 (3-98)

76 (4-99)

CSF protein g/L, median (range)

0.2-0.5

0.91 (0.15-3.38)

1.65 (0.1-11.7)

CSF glucose mmol/L, median (range)

2.2-3.9

2.1 (0.7-3.9)

2.2 (0.7-8.7)

CSF:blood glucose ratio, median (range)*

0.33-0.66

0.30 (0.10-0.49)

0.31 (0.09-0.71)

Positive smear (%)

 

0

4 (13)

Positive NAA (%)**

 

2 (33)

13 (43)

Negative NAA (%)**

 

4 (67)

17 (57)

Positive mycobacterial culture (%)

 

7 (70)

24 (75)

  1. WCC = white cell count; CSF = cerebrospinal fluid; NAA = nucleic acid amplification
  2. *Data from 7 Danes and 19 immigrants
  3. ** Data from 6 Danes and 30 immigrants