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Table 2 Main characteristics of the groups of patients.

From: Comparative proteomics of cerebrospinal fluid reveals a predictive model for differential diagnosis of pneumococcal, meningococcal, and enteroviral meningitis, and novel putative therapeutic targets

 

PM

MM

VM

Ctrl

Region *

    

Northeast

4

1

0

1

Southeast

2

5

6

5

Gender *

    

Female

1

4

3

2

Male

5

2

3

4

Age (years)

    

Median (range)

17.5 (2 - 36)

9.5 (<1 - 13)

6.0 (<1 - 8)

1.9 (<1 - 33)

CSF parameters

    

WBC

5,600 (240 - 1,199)

4,680 (72 - 19,500)

27 (2 - 500)

2 (1 - 9)

% PMN

91 (80 - 95)

94 (5 - 96)

20 (0 - 73)

34 (0 - 94)

Protein (mg/dL) **

261 (110 - 474)

195 (66 - 461)

30 (18 - 38)

25 (20 - 35)

Glucose (mg/dL) **

11 (1 - 71)

22 (2 - 53)

50.5 (47 - 68)

55 (40 - 72)

  1. PM = pneumococcal meningitis; MM = meningococcal meningitis; VM = enteroviral meningitis; Ctrl = control; WBC - White blood cell count; PMN = polymorphonuclear neutrophils; * = number of patients; ** median (range).
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