Table 5.
Result of CSF investigations for S. suis serotype 2, S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis
| Antimicrobial agents before admission | Result of CSF investigations for S. suis serotype 2, S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture positive, no. (%) | PCR positive, no. (%) | Median Ct valuea (range) | P valueb | |
| Used | 34/98 (34.7) | 97/97 (100) | 27.78 (15.39–38) | <0.001 |
| Not used | 39/47 (82.0) | 42/43 (97.7) | 24.66 (19.76–31.24) | |
| Unknown | 8/11 (72.7) | 10/11 (90.9) | 24.57 (20.76–29) | |
a
Cycle treshold value of real-time PCR.
b
Difference between Ct values for antimicrobial agents used versus not used, Wilcoxon rank-sum test.