Table 1 Results of CSF examinations
From: Nocardia farcinica as a cause of chronic meningitis – case report
Data | Pleocytosis (cells/μl) | Lymphocytes (%) | Granulocytes (%) | Monocytes (%) | Protein concentration (mg/dL) | Glucose concentration (mg/dL) | CSF culture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
02.02.2015 | 2240 | – | – | – | 1609 | 13 | No growth |
09.02.2015 | 246 | 53 | 43 | 4 | 125.7 | 26 | No growth |
20.02.2015 | 135 | 90 | 3 | 7 | 83.4 | 39 | No growth |
03.03.2015 | 2770 | 9 | 88 | 3 | 159 | 24 | Growth of Kocuria spp., |
16.03.2015 | 1463 | 20 | 80 | – | 146.1 | 34 | Growth of Kocuria spp., |
27.03. 2015 | 1731 | 10 | 85 | 5 | 169.9 | 16 | Growth of Kocuria spp., finally diagnosed as Nocardia farcinica with PCR |
07.04.2015 | 1438 | 16 | 84 | – | 159.6 | 26 | No growth |
20.04.2015 | 460 | 10 | 90 | – | 194.6 | 21 | No growth |
20.06.2015 | 350 | – | – | – | 166.4 | – | No growth |
18.08.2015 | 191 | 22 | 73 | 5 | 131.9 | 31 | No growth |
07.10.2015 | 15 | – | – | – | 46.6 | 53 | No growth |
05.01.2016 | 12 | 58 | 42 | – | 32.7 | 53 | No growth |