Table 2.
Laboratory findings of the 10 patients of AIDS-associated T. marneffei CNS infections
| Peripheral blood cells analysis | CSF analysis | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient | CD4 (cells/μL) | CD8 (cells/μL) | WBC (×109/L) | HB (g/L) | V-CSFP (mmH2O) | WBC (×106/L) | NEU (%) | Lym (%) | CSF protein qualitative test | Sugar level (mmol/L) (normal, 2.5–4.5 mmol/L) | Protein level (mg/dL) (normal, 15–45 mg/dL) | Chloride level (mmol/L) (normal, 120–132 mmol/L) |
| 1 | 220 | 725 | 5.23 | 119 | 290 | 104 | 28 | 72 | 2+ | 2 | 226 | 114 |
| 2 | 237 | 1051 | 3.1 | 129 | 180 | 7 | – | – | 1+ | 2.7 | 63.3 | 122.6 |
| 3 | 24 | 173 | 1.63 | 72 | 120 | 23 | – | – | Negative | 2.2 | 30.2 | 117.3 |
| 4 | 197 | 587 | 5 | 170 | 200 | 142 | 16 | 84 | 1+ | 2.3 | 128 | 125.1 |
| 5 | 80 | 169 | 11.1 | 134 | 225 | 16 | – | – | 2+ | 3 | 272 | 106.6 |
| 6 | 587 | 1123 | 5.49 | 169 | > 330 | 27 | – | – | 1+ | 1.8 | 70 | 117.4 |
| 7 | 127 | 646 | 4.5 | 100 | 200 | 2 | – | – | 1+ | 2.7 | 67 | 130 |
| 8 | 10 | 96 | 1.61 | 76 | 150 | 21 | – | – | 1+ | 1.3 | 119.4 | 122 |
| 9 | 63 | 954 | 5.04 | 118 | 250 | 45 | – | – | 2+ | 2.1 | 260 | 114.1 |
| 10 | 40 | 132 | 4.32 | 166 | 320 | 170 | 27 | 73 | 3+ | 9.5 | 147.3 | 109.3 |
CSF cerebrospinal fluid, WBC white blood cell, HB hemoglobin, Lym lymphocyte, NEU neutrophil, V-CSFP ventricle-cerebrospinal fluid pressure