TABLE 2.

Characteristics of the 9 Infants With Bacterial Meningitis Who Had a Negative Gram-Stain Result and No Corrected CSF Pleocytosis

Age, d	History of Prematurity, Yes or Noa	Ill Appearing, Yes or No	WBC Count, Cells per μL	ANC, Cells per mm3	Bands, %	CSF WBC Count, Corrected, Cells per mm3	CSF RBC Count, Cells per mm3	CSF Protein Level, mg/dL	CSF Glucose Level, mg/dL	Blood Culture Result	CSF Culture Result
10	No	No	23 900b	6955	0	8	2	684	58	No growth	K oxytoca
11	No	No	17 000b	9520	11c	4	2	73	52	GBS	GBS
15	No	Yes	12 000	4320	22c	0	53 805	199	51	S aureus	S aureus
19	No	No	3310b	1324	1	0	243 500	313	55	No growth	E coli
23	No	No	13 600	4216	20c	4	0	52	42	GBS	GBS
28	Yes	Yes	4870b	1768	0	0	3065	86	58	No growth	GBS
36	Yes	No	5630	1278	14c	3	225	197	52	GBS	GBS
42	No	No	10 950	4599	—d	0	62 778	589	41	E coli	E coli
43	Yes	Yes	21 500b	17 200	0	8	6	86	39	No growth	GBS

ANC, absolute neutrophil count;—, not applicable.

^aPrematurity was defined as gestational age <37 wk.

^bAbnormal values: WBC count >15 000 or <5000 cells per μL.

^cAbnormal values: band percentage >10%.

^dBand count not performed at this site.