Table 1.
Patient Demographics and CSF Results
| Variable | Pre-CSF Panel (n = 64) | Post-CSF Panel (n = 53) | Test Statistica (P Value) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, No. | .56 (.45) | ||
| Female | 33 | 31 | |
| Male | 31 | 22 | |
| Age (SD), y | 51.3 (20.7) | 43.99 (25.7) | 1.67 (.098) |
| ICU admission, No. (%) | 12 (18.7) | 5 (9.4) | 2.03 (.15) |
| Deaths, No. (%) | 3 (4.7) | 7 (13.2) | 2.69 (.10) |
| CSF exams completed, No. (%) | 57 (89) | 45 (84.9) | .45 (.50) |
| CSF results, No. | .51 (.77) | ||
| Negative | 43 | 33 | |
| Positive | 14 | 12 | |
| Not done | 7 | 8 | |
| CSF microbiology, No. | .96 (.81) | ||
| Negative | 43 | 33 | |
| Viral | 12 | 11 | |
| Bacterial | 1 | 1 | |
| Fungal | 1 | 0 | |
| CSF microbiology species, No. | 5.23 (.81) | ||
| Varicella-zoster | 4 | 3 | |
| Enterovirus | 3 | 5 | |
| HSV-2 | 3 | 2 | |
| HSV-1 | 1 | 0 | |
| JC | 1 | 0 | |
| West Nile | 0 | 1 | |
| Neisseria meningitidis | 1 | 1 | |
| Cryptococcus neoformans | 1 | 0 |
Abbreviations: CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; HSV, herpes simplex virus; ICU, intensive care unit; JC, john Cunningham virus.
aChi-square test statistic for all categorical variables and t test statistic for all continuous variables.