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Table 4 The median, quartile (in parentheses), and extreme [in brackets] values of the cerebrospinal fluid parameters in the retrospectively analyzed group of 240 patients with tick-borne encephalitis virus infection dependent on the clinical presentation

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

 

Examination I

Examination II1

 

Pleocytosis

(cells/μl)

Neutrophil count

(cells/μl)

Protein (mg/dl)

Albumin (mg/dl)

Q alb

Pleocytosis

(cells/μl)

Neutrophil count

(cells/μl)

Protein (mg/dl)

Albumin (mg/dl)

Total

(n = 240)

79

(49–138)

[15–837]

14

(6–35)

[0–458]

61

(49–77)

[21–168]

43

(35–53)

[15–99]

0.10

(0.08–0.13)

[0.06–0.21]

43

(30–64)

[9–174]

0

(0–1)

[0–89]

58

(45–76)

[19–209]

40

(30–54)

[12–169]

M

(n = 114)

80

(51–146)

[16–815]

14

(6–34)

[0–353]

59

(46–70)

[21–121]

42

(33–50)

[15–97]

0.09

(0.08–0.11)

[0.06–0.17]

43

(24–57)

[10–174]

0

(0–1)

[0–89]

57

(43–73)

[19–205]

38

(29–50)

[12–165]

ME

(n = 110)

77

(44–120)

[15–837]

14

(5–27)

[0–458]

64

(49–80)

[27–168]

41

(35–54)

[17–99]

0.10

(0.09–0.13)

[0.07–0.21]

47b

(34–71)

[11–140]

0.38

(0–1)

[0–23]

58

(47–80)

[20–209]

40

(31–57)

[12–169]

MEM

(n = 16)

98

(52–256)

[34–475]

34a

(13–82)

[3–366]

74b

(63–87)

[50–108]

53b

(43–66)

[33–71]

0.20

22c

(17–35)

[9–59]

0.25

(0–2)

[0–2]

81a

(68–126)

[47–203]

51b

(41–87)

[31–135]

  1. M meningitis, ME meningoencephalitis, MEM meningoencephalomyelitis, Q alb CSF/serum albumin quotient (data available in a subgroup of 36 patients: 18 with M, 17 with ME, and one with MEM)
  2. 1Full data available in 166 patients of the cohort
  3. aSignificantly higher than in M and ME groups
  4. bSignificantly higher than in M group
  5. cSignificantly lower than in M and ME groups