Table 1.

CSF lactate concentration in children with bacterial and aseptic meningitis

	Bacterial meningitis	Aseptic meningitis
	(n = 40)	(n = 411)
Mean CSF lactate, mmol/l	22.1	2.8
(SD)	(±14.1)	( ±2.2)
Median CSF lactate, mmol/l	9.6	2.0
(interquartile range)	(3.2–38.5)	(1.2–2.8)