Table 2. Diagnostic findings in patients with acute flaccid myelitis, Argentina, 2016.

Laboratory tests	Patient 1	Patient 2	Patient 3	Patient 4	Patient 5	Patient 6
Cerebrospinal fluid findings
Leukocytes/mm3 (% mononuclear cells)	195 (85)	4 (100)	23 (84)	130 (96)	40 (70)	16 (54)
Glucose, mg/dL, reference range 40–70	53	58	60	55	57	76
Protein, mg/dL, reference range 15–50	41	70	33	34	41	34
Albuminocytological dissociation	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Virologic findings
Enterovirus-D68	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Nontypable enterovirus	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Type of positive specimen
Nasopharyngeal aspirate	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Feces	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Cerebrospinal fluid	No	No	No	No	No	No
Time from prodromal illness to specimen collection	5 d	30 d	13 d	6 d	25 d	3 d