Table 2.

Laboratory Findings in CSF Expressed as Means (±SD)

Variable	BM (n = 19)	VM (n = 11)	Controls (n = 28)
WBC (count/μl)	5,000 ± 1277.3	224.7 ± 90	6.32 ± 4.8
Protein level (g/l)	56.57 ± 5.89	36.8 ± 10.798	46.32 ± 8.044
Glucose level (mg/dl)	16.105 ± 3.626	50.45 ± 3.91	55.82 ± 3.302
PCT (ng/ml)	4.714 ± 1.59	0.1327 ± 0.03	<0.1
CRP	0.884 ± 0.402	<0.1	<0.1
hs‐CRP	4.678 ± 1.25	0.9636 ± 0.8296	0.0789 ± 0.0339

WBC, white blood cell.