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Table 1 Baselines characteristics of participants

From: Inconsistency analysis between metagenomic next-generation sequencing results of cerebrospinal fluid and clinical diagnosis with suspected central nervous system infection

 

CNS infection (n = 31)

Non-CNS infection (n = 10)

p value

Gender (n)

0.713

 Male

23

8

 

 Female

8

2

 

Age, year (range)

47.70 (4–75)

40.09 (5–73)

0.322

Body temperature max, ℃ (range)

39.00 (37.40–40.40)

38.30 (37.6–40.00)

0.084

Empirical treatment history (n)

0.433

 Yes

30

9

 

 No

1

1

 

Blood laboratory examination (range)

 

 WBC, × 10 9/L

7.44 (0.92–17.7)

5.55 (2.78–10.1)

0.316

 Neutrophil, × 10 9/L

4.51 (0.53–15.18)

3.49 (1.25–8.28)

0.379

 CRP, mg/L

9.80 (0–147.4)

6.75 (0.5–158.0)

0.761

 PCT, ng/mL

0.097 (0.00–8.56)

0.059 (0.01–0.57)

0.129

CNS infection (n = 31)

 

Bacterial infection

4

–

–

 TB infection

15

–

–

 Viral infection

9

–

–

 Fungal infection

2

–

–

 Amoeba infection

1

–

–

Non-CNS infection (n = 10)

 Malignant tumor

–

1

–

 Hematological disease

–

2

–

 Rheumatic disease

–

1

–

 Psychological disease

–

2

–

 Fever caused by infection

–

2

–

 Other diseases

–

2

–

  1. Fever caused by infection: fever caused by infection other than a CNS infection