Case Report
CMV Encephalitis/Radiculitis: The Difficulty in Diagnosing in an Intubated Patient
Table 1
Results from lumbar puncture.
| | CSF | Results |
| | Color | Colorless |
| | Nucleated Cells per μL | 70 |
| | RBC per μL | 20 |
| | Polymorphonuclear cells % | 89 |
| | Lymphocytes % | 7 |
| | Glucose (mg/dL) | 96 |
| | Protein (mg/dL) | 272 |
| | Aerobic Culture | No growth |
| | Gram Stain | No organisms |
| | Fungus Culture | No growth |
| | CMV DNA PCR (IU/mL) | >1.88x108 |
| | EBV DNA PCR (IU/mL) | 5,100 |
| | Cryptococcal Antigen | Negative |
| | HSV Types 1 & 2 (copies/mL) | 6,900 (HSV 2) |
| | Varicella Zoster DNA | Negative |
| | West Nile Virus RNA | Negative |
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