A Case of Undetected Neuroborreliosis in a 75-Year-Old Chinese Male

Table 3

Cerebrospinal fluid analysis of our patient in the intensive care unit was positive for elevated total protein as well as the majority of IgG and IgM antibody fragments on Western blot.

CSF analysis	Results	Normal ranges
Glucose (mg/dL)	74	50–80
Total protein (mg/dL)	158 (high)	15–45
Albumin (mg/dL)	0.08	—
Venereal disease research lab	<1 : 1	<1 : 1
Lyme IgG Western blot	Positive	Negative
Lyme IgG Ab 18 kDa	Positive	Negative
Lyme IgG Ab 23 kDa	Positive	Negative
Lyme IgG Ab 28 kDa	Positive	Negative
Lyme IgG Ab 30 kDa	Positive	Negative
Lyme IgG Ab 39 kDa	Positive	Negative
Lyme IgG Ab 41 kDa	Positive	Negative
Lyme IgG Ab 45 kDa	Positive	Negative
Lyme IgG Ab 58 kDa	Positive	Negative
Lyme IgG Ab 66 kDa	Positive	Negative
Lyme IgG Ab 93 kDa	Negative	Negative
Lyme IgM Western blot	Positive	Negative
Lyme IgM Ab 23 kDa	Positive	Negative
Lyme IgM Ab 39 kDa	Positive	Negative
Lyme IgM Ab 41 kDa	Positive	Negative
Cysticercosis Ab	0.04	<0.34
CMV IgG Ab	<0.20	Negative
HSV I and II DNA PCR	Negative	Negative
Toxoplasma IgG Ab	Negative	Negative
Gram stain	No growth	No growth