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Table 2 Values of fundamental laboratory results at admission to hospital

From: Bacterial meningitis in adults: a retrospective study among 148 patients in an 8-year period in a university hospital, Finland

Laboratory results

Median

Normal values

C-reactive protein (mg/L)

61

< 10

Leukocyte count in blood (× 109/L)

12.2

3.4–8.2

Plasma glucose (mmol/L)

6.0

< 6.0

Leukocyte count in CSF (× 106/L)

566

0–5

Granulocyte percentage in CSF (%)

75

0

Glucose levels in CSF (mmol/L)

1.5

2.2–4.2

Lactate levels in CSF (mmol/L)

5.7

1.1–2.2

Protein levels in CSF (mg/L)

1563

150–650