From: CSF inflammatory markers differ in gram-positive versus gram-negative shunt infections
Patient number | Age (months) | CRP (mg/dL) | Peripheral WBC (cells/mL) | CSF WBC (cells/mL) | CSF WBC differential (percentage) | CSF protein (mg/dL) | CSF glucose (mg/dL) | CSF culture result | Cytokine analysis performed | |||
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N | L | M | O | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||||
1 | 36 | 35.9 | 17.33 | NA | NA | NA | NA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | No | |||
2 | 5 | NA | 18.26 | NA | NA | NA | NA | Viridans group streptococci | No | |||
3 | 8 | 5.1 | 9.63 | 1575 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 166 | 20 | Gemella haemolysans | No |
4 | 3 | 17.4 | 8.54 | 985 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 600 | 21 | Coagulase-negative staphylococci | Yes |
5 | 24 | NA | NA | 47 | 69 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 114 | 67 | Coagulase-negative staphylococci | Yes |
6 | 240 | 8.9 | 29.71 | 377 | 86 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 600 | 75 | Enterococcus faecalis | Yes |
7 | 1.25 | NA | 12.2 | NA | Â | NA | NA | Enterobacter cloacae | No | |||
7 | 3 | NA | 27.57 | 212 | 8 | 52 | 40 | 0 | NA | NA | Serratia marcescens | No |
8 | 3 | 0.5 | 13.33 | 332 | 26 | 31 | 43 | 0 | 212 | 23 | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Yes* |
9 | 3 | 19.1 | 15.57 | 1914 | 80 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 600 | 20 | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Yes |
10 | 84 | 27 | 12.73 | 24 | 8 | 21 | 68 | 3 | 24 | 61 | Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | Yes* |
11 | 5 | 19.9 | 5.97 | 28 | 79 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 600 | 48 | Escherichia coli | Yes |