Table 4.
Results of imaging brain exams from children with congenital toxoplasmosis, according to the cerebrospinal fluid protein levels, attended at Outpatient Clinic Hospital of the State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, from January 2000 to December 2010.
| CSF protein (mg/dL)a | Imaging brain exams |
Odds ratio (95% CI) | p valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| With calcification n/total of cases (%) | Without calcification n/total of cases (%) | |||
| ≥200 <200 |
5/5 (1000) 5/14 (35.7) |
0/5 (0.0) 9/14 (64.3) |
19.00 0.8729–413.6 |
0.0325 |
| ≥180 <180 |
5/6 (83.3) 5/13 (38.5) |
1/6 (16.7) 8/13 (61.5) |
8.00 0.7107–90.05 |
0.1409 |
| ≥150 <150 |
6/8 (75.0) 4/11 (36.4) |
2/8 (25.0) 7/11 (63.6) |
5.25 0.6979–39.50 |
0.1698 |
CSF, cerebrospinal fluid.
a
The frequencies of imaging brain exams were distributed according the different cut-off values of CSF protein levels; CI: confidence interval.
b
Fisher's exact test.