Mycobacterial Dormancy Regulon Protein Rv2623 as a Novel Biomarker for the Diagnosis of Latent and Active Tuberculous Meningitis

Table 2

The CSF characteristics of the non-TBM control, suspected LTBM, and TBM patients, respectively.

CSF characteristics	Non-TBM control	Suspected LTBM	TBM
Total cell count	69±165	92±135	131±152^∗
Sugar	66.01±31.17	50.98±13.41^∗	36.23±24.22^∗@
Protein	78.33±50.50	88.16±91.45	153.47±201.68^∗
Parallel blood sugar	123.35±38.62	113.91±28.57	110.29±21.98
Sugar/parallel blood sugar ratio	0.55±0.2	0.52±0.17	0.34±0.25^∗@

Note: ^∗𝑃>0.05 versus control, ^@𝑃>0.05 versus LTBM.