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. 2007 Nov 14;2(11):e1173. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001173

Table 2. Features of 80 newly presenting patients with a final diagnosis other than TBM.

patient number HIV status Final diagnosis MODS (days) smear MGIT (days) LJ (days) CSF white cell count CSF protein (g/L) CSF glucose (mMol/L) CSF/blood glucose ratio supplementary information
1 + Cryptococcal meningitis Neg. Crypto Neg. Neg. 55 0.5 2.2 0.55 Abnormal CXR, died, Cr Ag CSF (+)
2 neg Herpes simplex encephalitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 115 1.7 3.2 0.58 CSF PCR HSV (+)
3 neg Bacterial menigitis Neg. cocci Neg. Neg. 820 1 1.92 0.53 blood culture: S..suis (+)
5 + Cryptococcal meningitis Neg. Crypto Neg. Neg. 253 treatment of Latent TB for 3 months.
7 + Cryptococcal meningitis Neg. Crypto Neg. Neg. 6 1.7 2.5 0.45 Cr Ag CSF (+)
8 neg Bacterial menigitis Neg. gram + Neg. Neg. 2 <0.5
19 + Cryptococcal meningitis Neg. Crypto Neg. Neg. 45 0.7 0.8 0.13 died
21 neg Cryptococcal meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 399 1.5 0.27 Cr Ag serum (+)
24 neg Viral Encephalitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 1.3 2.3 0.55
32 + Cryptococcal meningitis Neg. Crypto Neg. Neg. 2.6 0.52
34 neg eosinophillic meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 260 1.1 2.2 0.39 normal CXR
37 neg meningoencephalitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 131 2.7 0.52
42 + Cryptococcal meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 64 2 3.4 0.34 Cr Ag CSF : (+)
47 + Cryptococcal meningitis Neg. Crypto Neg. Neg. 180 1.2 0.19
49 + Cryptococcal meningitis Neg. Crypto Neg. Neg. 50 0.4 3.5 0.53 died
50 + Bacterial meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. low
54 + Cryptococcak meningitis Neg. Crypto Neg. Neg. 21 3.1 0.62 Cr Ag CSF (+), normal CXR
57 neg Viral Encephalitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 44 0.8 3.4 0.50
61 neg Viral Encephalitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 89 0.8 1.9 0.35
62 + Cryptococcall meningitis Neg. crypto Neg. Neg. 147 1.9 3.2 0.58 pneumonia on CXR, normal CT
64 + Cryptococcal meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 47 0.7 2.7 0.42 Cr Ag CSF : (+)
67 + Cryptococcal meningitis Neg. Crypto Neg. Neg.
72 + Toxoplasmo encephalitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 16 2.1 3 0.57 CSF: crypto (−)
73 + Cryptococcal meningitis Neg. Crypto Neg. Neg. 2 2.2 0.35
76 + Bacterial meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 4 1.5 3.2 0.53 CSF: crypto (−)
79 + Toxoplasma encephalitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 1.7 1.7 CSF: crypto (−)
81 + Cryptococal meningitis Neg. Crypto Neg. Neg. 16 <0.5
83 + Cryptococcal meningitis Neg. Crypto Neg. Neg. <0.5
84 neg Bacterial meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 531 2.7 0.43
90 + Fungal meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 1.3 0.21
91 + Fungal meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 38 1.4 2.2 0.40
97 neg Viral encephalitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 1.3
98 + Crypococcus meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 7 2.8 0.61 Cr Ag (+)
99 neg Viral encephalitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 920 1.9 1.5 0.21 normal CXR, normal CT
102 neg Bacterial meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 4 0.7 2.5 0.63
108 + Cryptococcal meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 210 1.5 1.3 0.27 Cr Ag CSF (+)
111 + Bacterial meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 1735 0.9 3.1 0.51
112 + Fungal meningitis Neg. fungus Neg. Neg. 20 2 <0.5
114 + meningoencephalitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 4 1.2 1.7 0.24 pneumonia
116 + Cryptococal meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 327 1.8 2.1 0.36 Cr Ag CSF (+)
117 neg Bacterial meningitis Neg. cocci Neg. Neg. 2500 1.7 <0.5 alpha haemolytic streptococcus species.
118 neg Bacterial meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 600 1.8 1.21 0.14 pneumonia on CXR, BAL: Staph.aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa
119 neg Eosinophillic meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 49 BAL: pseudomonas.
125 + meningitis Neg. fungus Neg. Neg. 60 0.6 <0.5
128 + Cryptococcus meningitis Neg. crypto Neg. Neg. 11 0.9 2.6 0.48 Cr Ag CSF (+)
130 + Fungal meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 34
132 + Fungal meningitis Neg. fungi Neg. Neg. 4 1 1.7 0.30
134 + Fungal meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 4 1 2.3 0.53
139 neg Eosinophillic meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 620 0.8 3.0 0.50 Abnormal CT, normal CXR, Serodiagnosis: cysticencus cellulosae
142 neg Bacterial meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 900 0.7 1.7 0.16 normal CXR
145 + Cryptococcal meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 33 0.68 2.9 0.58 CSF Culture: crypto (+)
155 + Toxoplama Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 4 0.6 3.6 0.59
158 + Cryptococcall meningitis Neg. crypto Neg. Neg. 11 0.6 2.5 0.46 Cr Ag (+),CSF culture (+) with crypto, normal CXR
160 + Cryptococcal meningitis Neg. crypto Neg. Neg. 140 1.3 0.6 0.11 CSF culture: Crypto (+), normal CXR
161 neg bacterial meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 32 0.5 2.7 0.30 normal CT
162 neg Viral meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 70 1.1 2.1 0.49 odema on CT
163 neg Bacterial meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 80 0.6 3.1 0.70
164 neg Bacterial meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 384 0.8 2.6 0.57
171 + Fungal meningitis Neg. fungus Neg. Neg. 9 not done yet 1.4 0.4 recieved fungal treatment 12 days previously, normal CXR.
172 + Bacterial meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 0.7 3.1 0.6
173 neg Viral meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 370 1 2.8 0.46
175 neg Meningoencephalitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 1 0.3 3.1 0.6 normal CT
184 + Meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 4 0.8 3.4 0.83
185 neg Viral Encephalitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 0.8 4.1 0.68
188 + Fungal meningitis Neg. fungal Neg. Neg. 1 0.6 2.3 0.49 Abnormal CT, lesion on CXR,
189 + Fungal meningitis Neg. fungal Neg. Neg. 1.3
190 + Fungal meningitis Neg. fungal Neg. Neg. 1 0.6 3.2 0.60
192 + Fungal meningitis Neg. fungal Neg. Neg. 18 0.8 3.2 0.59
206 neg Meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 22 0.2 4 0.57
208 + Fungal meningitis Neg. fungus Neg. Neg. 169 1.5 2 0.38
209 + Alcohol poisoning Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 153 1.2 2.3 0.50 normal CXR
215 neg Meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 22 1.5 1.1 0.17 pneumonia
216 neg Meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 965 0.4 4 0.48
219 + Bacterial meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 735 1 3.8 0.36
220 neg Bacterial meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 8500 0.9 5.3 0.55
222 + Meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 1.2
223 + Meningoencephalitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 0.8
224 neg Viral meningitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 142 0.7 3.5 0.70 normal CT
227 neg Herpes simplex encephalitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 220 0.9 2.7 0.48 PCR HSV (+), abnormal CT, abnormal CXR
229 neg Viral Encephalitis Neg. Neg. Neg. Neg. 102 0.9 3.2 0.80 normal CT, normal CXR

HSV = herpes simplex virus, CXR = Chest X-ray, CT = computerised tomography, Cr Ag = cryptococcus neoformans antigen, (+) = positive, Neg = negative.