Microbiological Outcomes Associated With Low Leukocyte Counts in Cerebrospinal Fluid

Overview

Journal Open Forum Infect Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2021 Feb 12

PMID 33575417

Authors

Mathieu Wald

Simona Merisor

Pierre Zachary

Olivier Augereau

Simon Gravier

Benoit Jaulhac

Dominique De Briel

Aurelie Velay

Guillaume Gregorowicz

Martin Martinot

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Abstract

The significance of low leukocyte counts in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) remains unclear. We performed a 2-year retrospective study to examine microbiological outcomes associated with CSF leukocytes at 6-10/mm. Of the 178 samples examined, we detected positive results for 11 samples, including 5 cases of tick-borne encephalitis virus infection.

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