Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients and controls
| Â | Viral meningitis | Bacterial meningitis | Control | ||
Number of patients | 18 | 14 | 27 | ||
Age (year) | 37.6 ± 14.9 | 64.1 ± 21.5 | 44.4 ± 20.5 | ||
Sex (male/female) | 6/12 | 5/9 | 15/12 | ||
|  | Acute phase | Recovery phase | Acute phase | Recovery phase | – |
Time of CSF sampling (days from onset) | 3.4 ± 2.2 | 12.4 ± 4.8 | 2.5 ± 2.7 | 13.9 ± 7.9 | – |
CSF total protein (mg/dl) | 85.3 ± 36.6 | 46.6 ± 21.4 | 298.5 ± 266.5 | 78.6 ± 55.8 | 30.8 ± 12.4 |
CSF cell count (μl) | 185.9 ± 161.9 | 78.0 ± 90.0 | 1017.0 ± 1592.0 | 37.6 ± 45.0 | 2.4 ± 2.7 |
CSF LOTUS level (ng/ml) | 133.5 ± 44.2 | 193.2 ± 83.5 | 114.2 ± 46.6 | 187.5 ± 92.1 | 192.1 ± 47.1 |