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. 2022 Oct 3;14(10):e29864. doi: 10.7759/cureus.29864

Table 5. CSF neutrophil predominance in bacterial and non-bacterial etiologies.

a:Mycobacteria excluded as it is expected to display lymphocyte predominance. b: Both aseptic (n = 83) and enteroviral cases (n = 74).

PMNs: polymorphonuclear leukocytes; CSF: cerebrospinal fluid

    Bacteriala Non-bacterialb Total
PMNs ≥50% Yes 4 49 53
No 0 108 108
  Total 4 157 161