From: Adult meningitis in a setting of high HIV and TB prevalence: findings from 4961 suspected cases
% * n= 1737 | Age (years) | Sex (% Male) | Neutrophils (×106/L) | Lymphocytes (×106/L) | Protein (g/dL) | Glucose (mmol/L) | Normal CSF %(n) | HIV +ve %(n) | CD4 count (cells/μL) | |
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Cryptococcal | 30% (514) | 34 (29-40) | 50% (257) | 0 (0-3) | 18 (3-73) | 0.97 (0.5-1.7) | 2.1 (1.3-2.8) | 16% (81) | 99% (337/339) | 39 (18-85) |
Tuberculous | 13% (227) | 31 (27-40) | 50% (116) | 4 (0-25) | 60 (16-157) | 2.09 (1.2-3.8) | 1.4 (0.8-2.3) | 5% (12) | 94% (126/134) | 126 (61-201) |
Bacterial** | 4% (68) | 33 (30-42) | 34% (23) | 29 (5-420) | 46 (14-106) | 5.0*** (2.7-5.0) | 0.3*** (0.3-0.4) | 4% (3) | 97% (29/30) | 287 (155-467). |
Neurosyphilis | 1% (22) | 39 (26-44) | 64% (14) | 0 (0-1) | 6 (1-64) | 0.61 (0.4-1.0) | 3.2 (2.5-3.6) | 36% (8) | ---------- | ---------- |
Lymphocytic | 31% (539) | 33 (27-41) | 38% (206) | 0 (0-4) | 49 (27-123) | 1.3 (0.7-2.3) | 2.6 (2.1-3.4) | ---------- | ---------- | ---------- |
Mixed | 7% (114) | 34 (28-44) | 46% (53) | 30 (10-124) | 36 (17-114) | 1.4 (0.7-2.9) | 2.3 (0.9-2.9) | ---------- | ---------- | ---------- |
Pyogenic | 4% (75) | 36 (27-42) | 55% (41) | 103 (14-824) | 3 (1.6-3.7) | 0.84 (0.5-2.6) | 3 (1.6-3.7) | ----------- | ---------- | ---------- |
Normocellular**** | 11% (189) | 35 (29-44) | 49% (93) | 0 (0-0) | 1 (0-3) | 1.5 (1.1-2.6) | 3.0 (2.1-3.8) | ---------- | ---------- | ---------- |