Case Report
Listeria monocytogenes Meningoencephalitis and Cerebral Abscess in a Heart Transplant Recipient
Table 1
Cerebrospinal fluid analysis result.
| Color | Tube 1 | Tube 4 | Slightly cloudy | Slightly cloudy |
| Nucleated cells (0–5)/μL | 615 | 435 | Neutrophils (0–6), % | 58 | 48 | Lymphocytes (40–80), % | 7 | 7 | Monocytes/macrophages (15–45), % | 34 | 45 | Red blood cell count < 1/μL | 24 | 9 | Protein (15–45), mg/dL | 172 | Not done | Glucose (38–45), mg/dL | 72 (38–85) | Not done | CSF lactate (0.5–2.0), mEq/L | 6.9 (0–2) | Not done | Opening pressure, cm of water | 39 | Not done | Gram stain and culture | Negative | Not done |
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