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

Table 5 The presence of the residual neutrophils in the cerebrospinal fluid of 172 TBE patients in the convalescent period after 10–16 days of hospital treatment associates with the clinical presentation

	TBE total n = 172	TBE presentation
	TBE total n = 172	M n = 86	ME n = 78	MEM n = 8	ME + MEM n = 86
Neutrophils absent (patient number and percentage)	99 58%	58^{a, b} 68%	37^a 47%	4 50%	41^b 48%
Neutrophils present (patient number and percentage)	73 42%	28^{a, b} 32%	41^a 53%	4 50%	45^b 52%

Shown are the numbers and the percentages of patients with and without cerebrospinal fluid neutrophils
M meningitis, ME meningoencephalitis, MEM meningoencephalomyelitis
^aSignificant difference between M and ME groups (p < 0.01) in a chi-square test
^bSignificant difference between M and combined ME/MEM group (p < 0.01) in a chi-square test

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