Microbiological Outcomes Associated With Low Leukocyte Counts in Cerebrospinal Fluid.

Mathieu WaldSimona MerisorPierre ZacharyOlivier AugereauSimon GravierBenoit JaulhacDominique De BrielAurélie VelayGuillaume GregorowiczMartin Martinot

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)

The significance of low leukocyte counts in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) remains unclear. We performed a 2-year retrospective study to examine microbiological outcomes associated with CSF leukocytes at 6-10/mm3. Of the 178 samples examined, we detected positive results for 11 samples, including 5 cases of tick-borne encephalitis virus infection.

Keyphrases

cerebrospinal fluid
peripheral blood
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
weight loss