Fig. 1

Levels of heparin-binding protein, procalcitonin and lactate in cerebrospinal fluid. The median levels were labeled in the figures. The values were described as medians (interquartile ranges [IQR]) and listed below: a Heparin-binding protein (HBP) were 140 ng/mL (IQR 87—189 ng/mL) in the infected patients versus 1.2 ng/mL (IQR 0.7—3.5 ng/mL) in the control patients. b Procalcitonin (PCT) were 0.09 ng/mL (IQR 0.00—0.23 ng/mL) in the infected patients versus 0.05 ng/mL (IQR 0.00—0.07 ng/mL) in the control patients. c Lactate (Lac) were 6.6 mmol/L (IQR 4.8—10.4 mmol/L) in the infected patients versus 2.2 mmol/L (IQR 1.8—2.7 mmol/L) in the control patients. d HBP were 136 ng/mL (IQR 94—193 ng/mL) in the group with empirical antibiotics versus 144 ng/mL (IQR 86—188 ng/mL) in the group without empirical antibiotics. e PCT were 0.16 ng/mL (IQR 0.07—0.35 ng/mL) in the group with empirical antibiotics versus 0.08 ng/mL (IQR 0.00—0.17 ng/mL) in the group without empirical antibiotics. f Lactate were 7.0 mmol/L (IQR 4.7—12.4 mmol/L) in the group with empirical antibiotics versus 6.5 mmol/L (IQR 4.9—9.8 mmol/L) in the group without empirical antibiotics