Research Article
Plasma Cell Cerebrospinal Fluid Pleocytosis Does Not Predict West Nile Virus Infection
Table 1
CSF cell count findings in WNV-infected patients versus patients with other viral illness (OVI) or non-viral illness (NVI).
| | Variable | Display meaning | WNV infection | Other viral illness | Non-viral illness | values for tests | | Overall | WNV versus OVI | WNV versus NVI |
| | Total | N | | | | — | — | — | | Gender | M | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.8 | 0.98 | — | — | | Age | Mean (SD) | 51.2 (17.5) | 37.1 (16.1) | 35.5 (27.1) | 0.13 | — | — | | RBC | Mean (SD) | 42.3 (53.3) | 642.3 (2095.3) | 28858.4 (179338.1) | 0.74 | 0.99 | 0.55 | | WBC | Mean (SD) | 236.7 (265.1) | 325.0 (446.0) | 174.9 (561.6) | 0.64 | 0.68 | 0.71 | | % Lymphocytes | Mean (SD) | 41.6 (27.1) | 53.9 (28.9) | 58.2 (30.7) | 0.22 | 0.32 | 0.08 | | % Monocytes | Mean (SD) | 12.0 (5.8) | 25.8 (20.1) | 18.8 (19.3) | 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.24 | | % Neutrophils | Mean (SD) | 44.4 (28.9) | 18. 7(29.8) | 23.1 (30.8) | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.03 | | % PC lymphocytes | Mean (SD) | 1.8 (2.1) | 1.1 (1.4) | 0.1 (0.4) | <.0001 | 0.06 | <.0001 | | % Plasma Cells | Mean (SD) | 0.2 (0.6) | 0.3 (0.7) | 0.1 (0.4) | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.69 | | PC lymphocytes present | N (%) | 7/12 (58.3) | 6/12 (50.0) | 7/65 (10.8) | <.0001 | 0.58 | <.0001 | | Plasma Cells present | N (%) | 1/12 (8.3) | 3/12 (25.0) | 5/65 (7.7) | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.94 |
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