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Table 1 Results of lumbar puncture after admission

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

  1. BG blood glucose, RBG random blood glucose, FBG fasting blood glucose