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. 2020 Dec 15;15(12):e0243945. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243945

Table 3. Body fluid analysis result at a teaching hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2015 to 2019.

Variables Frequency
Peritoneal fluid analysis (n = 62)
 WBC (mean + SD cell/l) 1438.4±1182.9
 Neutrophil (mean + SD %) 28.7±16.8
 Lymphocyte (mean + SD %) 71.1±16.9
 Protein (mean + SD g/l) 5.4±1.8
 Glucose (mean + SD gm/l) 87.9 ±48.8
Pleural fluid analysis (n = 64)
 WBC (mean ± SD cell/l) 2249.4 ±2110.
 Neutrophil (mean ±SD %) 23.8+13.7
 Lymphocyte (mean ±SD %) 76.1±13.7
 Protein((mean + SD gm/l) 4.8±1.12
 Glucose (mean + SDgm/dl) 50.8±26.4
Cerebrospinal fluid (n = 13)
 WBC (mean + SDcell/μl) 786.8±924.2
 Neutrophil (mean + SD %) 19.5±8.9
 Lymphocyte (mean + SD %) 79.7±9.2
 Protein (mean ± SDgm/l) 7.8±0.9
 Glucose (mean + SDgm/l) 50.7±26.4