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. 2023 Aug 23;9(9):869. doi: 10.3390/jof9090869

Table 2.

Cerebrospinal fluid profile of HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients with cryptococcal meningoencephalitis.

Characteristics HIV-Positive
n = 923
HIV-Negative
n = 96
p-Value
Median open pressure, mmH2O (range) 27.0 (10–75) 25.0 (6–60) 0.54
Median CSF white blood cell counts, cells/mm3 (range) 4.0 (0–2050) 94.0 (0–650) <0.01
Median CSF glucose, mg/dL (range) 38.8 (0–169) 21.0 (1–122) <0.01
Mean CSF/blood glucose ratio ± SD 0.33 ± 0.17 0.24 ± 0.19 <0.01
Median CSF protein, mg/dL (range) 69.0 (1.4–2240) 157.0 (30–787) <0.01
Positive CSF India ink, n (%) 609 (66.1) 48 (50.5) 0.03
Positive CSF cryptococcal antigen, n (%) 857 (97.7) 89 (97.8) 0.90
Positive CSF culture for Cryptococcus spp., n (%) 654 (71.0) 58 (60.4) 0.34

Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid.