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Table 2 Laboratory findings on admission

From: Dramatic reduction of mortality in pneumococcal meningitis

 

2003–2015

1984–2002

P value

Cells in CSF/μl (mean ± SD)

3411 ± 4457

3936 ± 5699

0.671

Protein in CSF in mg/dl (mean ± SD)

582 ± 851.1

458.3 ± 391.4

0.393

Glucose in CSF in mg/dl (mean ± SD)

27.33 ± 37.61

22.32 ± 23.31

0.430

  1. CSF cerebrospinal fluid, SD standard deviation