TABLE 1.

CSF results of patients with tuberculous meningitis

Patient	HIV infection	CSF contenta				Assay result for:		MGITb (no. of days to growth)
		Cells (no. of WBC/µl)	Lymph (%)	Protein (mg/dl)	Glucose (mmol/liter)	Xpert MTB/RIF	Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra
1	No	100	80	140	0.3	Low	Low	7
2	No	200	85	104	0.9	Low	Low	9
3	No	25	90	423	1.4	Very Low	Very Low	NG
4	No	10	85	178	0.9	Very Low	Trace	13
5	Yes	350	60	334	6.1	ND	Very Low	NG
6	No	50	90	312	0.8	ND	Trace	NG
7	No	25	80	109	0.4	ND	Trace	17
8	No	45	85	89	0.3	ND	ND	12
9	No	10	85	110	3.4	ND	ND	NG
10	Yes	220	75	129	2.1	ND	ND	NG
11	No	100	80	100	1.7	ND	ND	NG

^aWBC, white blood cell; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; lymph, lymphocyte.

^bMGIT, mycobacterial growth indicator tube; ND, not detected; NG, no growth at 6 weeks.