[Retracted] A Diagnostic Scoring System for Distinguishing between Tuberculous and Bacterial Meningitis Based on Clinical and Laboratory Findings

Table 5

Weighted diagnostic index of clinical variables in the diagnostic rule.

Clinical variables	Diagnostic index
Disease course (days)
>4.5	2
≤4.5	0
WBC count (10^9/L)
>12.15	0
≤12.15	2
Serum sodium (mmol/L)
>132.8	0
≤132.8	1
CSF total WCC (10^3/mL)
>499	0
≤499	3
CSF % neutrophils
>59	0
≤59	1

WBC: white blood cell; CSF: cerebrospinal fluid; WCC: white cell count.