Table 3. . Selected subjects with high DLL1 values and without microbiologic evidence of tuberculosis meningitis or Cryptococcus.
| Clinical meningitis diagnosis | DLL1 pg/ml | VDBP μg/ml | Fetuin μg/ml | CSF WBC cells/μl | CSF protein mg/dl | IFN-γ pg/ml | Alive at hospital discharge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown, EBV+ | 744 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 50 | 229 | 9.0 | No |
| Cryptococcus, pulmonary TB | 710 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 60 | 150 | 60 | Yes |
| S. pneumoniae | 782 | 18.7 | 3.1 | 800 | 276 | – | Yes |
| Unknown | 1009 | 17.3 | 3.2 | <5 | 173 | – | Left AMA |
| Unknown | 1364 | 9.6 | 2.0 | 2580 | 120 | – | No |
| Viral | 655 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 45 | 279 | 310 | Unknown |
| Unknown | 649 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 100 | 443 | 1.1 | Left AMA |
| Putative TBM | 622 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 352 | 283 | 8.5 | No |
| Putative TBM | 886 | 9.1 | 5.4 | 310 | 250 | 10.4 | Yes |
| Unknown, EBV+ | 1404 | 14.1 | 17.8 | 75 | 20 | 1.3 | Unknown |
| Unknown | 687 | 0.36 | 1.1 | 25 | 40 | 140 | No |
Participants selected for this analysis when DLL1 was >600 pg/ml without confirmed TBM. Clinical diagnosis was made by the treating physicians with information available at the time.
AMA: Against medical advice; CSF: Cerebrospinal fluid; EVB: Epstein–Barr virus; TB: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; TBM: Tuberculosis meningitis; WBC: White blood cell.