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Table 1 Patient age, CSF parameters, and CSF culture results

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

N

L

M

O

    

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

 

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

  1. CRP C-reactive protein, WBC white blood cell count, CSF cerebrospinal fluid, N neutrophils, L lymphocytes, M monocytes, O other cell type, NA data not available
  2. *Not included in analysis for IFN-γ of IL-17A