TABLE 25-5. CSF FINDINGS IN MAJOR CNS INFECTIONS
| PURULENT MENINGITIS (Acute bacterial) |
VIRAL MENINGO-ENCEPHALITIS |
GRANULOMATOUS MENINGITIS (tuberculosis,
fungal meningitis, sarcoid, syphilis, Listeria, Brucella, ETC.) |
|
| WBC's | More than 1,000/cu mm; mostly polys | Less than 500/cu mm; first polys; then lymphs | Less than 200/cu mm; mostly lymphs |
| Protein | High | Normal or slightly elevated | High |
| Sugar | Low (often less than 20 mg%) | Normal | Low (rarely as low as in bacterial meningitis) |
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