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Table 1 Demography data of the subjects included in the study Patients in advanced stages of the disease showed higher protein and lower glucose content in their CSF

From: Title: role of matrix metalloproteinase −9 in progression of tuberculous meningitis: a pilot study in patients at different stages of the disease

 

No. of individuals

Average age (years)

Male:Female

CSF Protein (mg/ml)

CSF glucose (mg/ml)

Stage 1

10

36.75±14.1

6:4

121.7±21.5

32.3±6.5

Stage 11

42

34.66±15.5

24:18

135±44.5

31.8±16.3

Stage III

39

53.6±10.5

23:16

245±89.2

25.72±7.9

Control

16

35.93±8.3

10:6

21.2±6.5

63.88±11.3

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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