The intrathecal expression and pathogenetic role of Th17 cytokines and CXCR2-binding chemokines in tick-borne encephalitis

Table 3 The median, quartile (in parentheses), and extreme [in brackets] values of peripheral blood parameters assessed in the retrospectively analyzed group of 240 patients with tick-borne encephalitis virus infection, stratified by clinical presentation

	Leukocytosis (cells/μl)^a	Neutrophil count (cells/μl)^b	Lymphocyte count (cells/μl)^c	CRP concentration (mg/l)^d
Total (n = 240)	10,220 (8415–12,170) [3300–20,700]	7729 (6023–9651) [2902–16,361]	1464 (1188–1788) [527–3475]	8.7 (3.0–16.5) [0.0–96.0]
M (n = 114)	10,040 (8520–12,300) [3300–20,700]	7597 (6204–9512) [2913–12,820]	1503 (1218–1963) [669–3475]	8.1 (2.35–15.0) [0.0–96.0]
ME (n = 110)	10,400 (8105–11,850) [3600–19,350]	7693 (5942–9620) [2902–15,983]	1360 (1136–1793) [656–3142]	10.1 (3.6–18.0) [0.0–51.7]
MEM (n = 16)	10,385 (9330–12,083) [5660–17,350]	8185 (7330–10,353) [3702–16,361]	1233 (828–1683) [527–2770]	8.6 (2.05–14.0) [0.0–61.5]

CRP C-reactive protein, M meningitis, ME meningoencephalitis, MEM meningoencephalomyelitis
^aReference values 4000–10,000
^bReference values 1600–7200
^cReference values 800–4700
^dReference value < 5 mg/l

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