TABLE 3.

Summary of Gram stain results for 284 CSF specimens with positive routine cultures

Category	No. of Gram-stained specimens with:
	Organisms seen and:		No organisms seen and:
	≥ moderate WBC	≤ few WBC	≥ moderate WBC	≤ few WBC
Meningitis	23	12	4	1
Meningitis with CNS shunt	7	6	1	2
Adjacent pyogenic infection	1	0	3	0
Sepsis without meningitis	0	0	0	4
Infection absent	1	1	28	190