From: Enterococcus gallinarum meningitis: a case report and literature review
Lumbar puncture | 1st day | 6th day | 14th day | 22nd day | 31st day |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pressure mmH2O (80–180) | 300 | 300 | 160 | 110 | 110 |
Appearance (Colorless and transparent) | Colorless and transparent | Light yellow and transparent | Colorless and transparent | Colorless and transparent | Colorless and transparent |
Pandy’s test (−) | + | + | Weak positive | Weak positive | – |
WBC count 106/L (0–8) | 1536 | 204 | 107 | 36 | 11 |
Monocyte count 106/L (not available) | 602 | 164 | 106 | 36 | 10 |
Monocyte percentage % (not available) | 39.2 | 92.1 | 99.1 | 100.0 | 97.9 |
Multinucleate cell count 106/L (not available) | 934 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Multinucleate cell percentage % (not available) | 60.8 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 0 | 2.1 |
RBC count 106/L (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Glucose mmol/L (2.5–4.5) | 3.21 (RBG 6.80) | 2.32 (BG not tested) | 3.33 (FBG 5.71) | 3.03 (BG not tested) | 3.1 (FBG 4.54) |
Chlorine mmol/L (120–132) | 121.5 | 115 | 120.0 | 118.2 | 119.7 |
Protein g/L (0.15–0.45) | 1.08 | 0.84 | 0.52 | 0.41 | 0.33 |
Cryptococcus smear (Ink stain) | – | – | – | – | – |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis smear (Acid-fast stain) | – | – | – | – | – |
Bacterial smear (Gram’s stain) | – | – | – | – | – |
Bacterial culture (Plate cultivation) | – | Enterococcus gallinarum | – | – | – |