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Occurrence of different types of meningitis in blood and cerebrospinal fluid
| Study Groups | Blood CRP | CSF CRP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | |
| PM (n = 32) | 29 | 3 | 31 | 1 |
| PPM (n = 27) | 24 | 3 | 18 | 9 |
| VM (n = 34) | 22 | 12 | 7 | 27 |
| TBM (n = 10) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Control (n = 37) | 20 | 17 | 2 | 35 |
CRP = C-reactive protein; CSF = cerebrospinal fluid; PM = pyogenic meningitis; PPM = partially treated meningitis; VM = viral meningitis; TBM = tubercular meningitis.
