Diagnosis of Enterococcus faecalis meningitis associated with long-term cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea using metagenomics next-generation sequencing: a case report

Table 1 Baseline and subsequent cerebrospinal fluid parameters in a 70 years old lady with E. faecalis meningitis

CSF parameter	On the first day	On the 3rd day	On the 8th day
Appearance	Turbid	Turbid	Limpid
Pressure (cmH₂0)	300	200	160
Erythrocyte count (/mm³)	340	130	10
WBC count (/mm³) (normal range, 0–10)	4950	760	31
WBC distribution (N/L)	80/20	70/30	80/20
Protein (mg/L) (normal range, 150–450)	4025	1738	850
CSF glucose (mmol/L) (normal range, 2.5–4.5)	2.48	2.36	2.0
Plasma glucose (mmol/L)	9.4	8.6	4.5
Gram stain	Normal	Normal	Normal

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