Table 1.

Clinical and cerebrospinal fluid characteristics at the time of presentation of the involved patients

Variable	Value, n (%)/median (IQR)
Fever	12 (100)
Cough	7 (58.3)
Mental alteration	7 (58.3)
Headache	5 (41.7)
Vomiting	5 (41.7)
Seizures	1 (8.3)
Focal neurological signs	1 (8.3)
Cerebrospinal fluid
WBCs/mL, median (IQR)	493.50 (193.75–613.75)
Neutrophils, median (IQR)	84.8 (74.00–92.25)
Lymphocytes, median (IQR)	10 (7.25–14.75)
Total protein (g/dl), median (IQR)	90.5 (54.75–107.25)
CSF glucose (mg/dl), median (IQR)	52.2 (30.6–66.2)
Positive gram stain	12 (100)
Positive culture	12 (100)

WBCs – White blood cells; CSF – Cerebrospinal fluid; IQR – Interquartile range