Importance of Follow-Up Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis in Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis

Table 4

Cerebrospinal fluid.

Parameter	All patients	Survivors	Nonsurvivors
Leukocytes CSF (cells/µL)	151 (±221)	158 (±256)	132 (±103)
Lactate CSF (mmol/L)	3.6 (±1.1)	3.5 (±0.9)	4.0 (±1.6)
Protein CSF (mg/L)	1074 (±734)	1071 (±793)	1081 (±627)
Albumin quotient CSF/serum	18.7 (±15.0)	18.9 (±15.1)	18.3 (±16.3)
IgG synthesis CSF (no.)	4	1	3
IgA synthesis CSF (no.)	1	0	1
IgM synthesis CSF (no.)	5	3	2
CSF oligoclonal bands (no.)	12	8	4

Baseline cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) results from patients infected with cryptococcal meningoencephalitis prior to therapy. Laboratory findings are presented by mean value and standard deviation.