Elevated Cerebrospinal Fluid Neopterin Concentration Is Associated with Disease Severity in Acute Puumala Hantavirus Infection

Table 1

Summary of statistical analysis of the CSF neopterin concentration and the CSF PUUV IgM, protein concentration, white cell count, and CSF/serum albumin ratio.

	PUUV IgM		CSF protein (mg/L)		CSF white cells (×10e6/L)		CSF/serum albumin
	−	+	150–500	>500	0–3	>3	<0.1	≥0.1
CSF neopterin (nmol/L)	26.5	58.2	29.6	63.6	42.8	50.5	32.2	68.6
Significance	𝑃=0.01		𝑃<0.05		ns		𝑃=0.01