Table 1.

Lab data during hospitalization.

Day 1		Day 3	Day 5	Day 7
ESR = 49 mm/hr CRP = 12 mg/L (negative: <5) WBC = 11300/mcl Plt = 549000/mcl HB = 11.9 g/dl		Urine culture = negative Blood culture = negative	Blood culture = Brucella spp. CSF sample of VP shunt = Brucella spp. CSF sample of LP = negative	Wright = 1 : 320 Coombs Wright = 1 : 640 2ME∗ = 1 : 320 Anti-Brucella IgG > 150
CSF analysis
Shunt sample WBC = 100/mcl with 70% PMN Protein = 160 mg/dl RBC = 900/mcl Glucose = 20 mg/dl	LP sample WBC = 0–1/mcl RBC = 0–1/mcl Protein = 115 mg/dl Glucose = 10

^∗ Abbreviations. CSF: cerebrospinal fluid, WBC = white blood cells, RBC = red blood cells, LP = lumbar puncture, 2ME = 2 mercapto ethanol agglutination test.