Ability of Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein for Discriminating between Bacterial and Enteroviral Meningitis in Children Using Decision Tree

Table 3

Laboratory findings of blood and cerebrospinal fluid in the studied population.

	[ALL]	EVM	BM	.overall
	Glucose in CSF: [2.3-3.9] mmol/L	2.80 [1.60; 3.80]	3.70 [3.10; 4.80]	1.50 [0.57; 1.90]	<0.001
Haemoglobin in blood: [110-140] g/L	119 (16.7)	125 (15.4)	111 (15.2)	<0.001
Protein in CSF: [0.12-0.45] g/L	0.50 [0.20; 1.30]	0.20 [0.10; 0.40]	1.50 [0.60; 2.10]	<0.001
CRP in blood: [≤10] mg/L	22.8 [4.80; 110]	5.00 [2.12; 12.0]	118 [43.5; 196]	<0.001
ESR in blood: [0-10] mm/H	15.0 [10.0; 22.0]	12.0 [7.00; 17.0]	18.0 [14.5; 30.0]	<0.001
Procalcitonin in blood: [≤0.05] ng/mL	0.05 [0.02; 3.30]	0.02 [0.01; 0.03]	3.50 [2.15; 5.15]	<0.001
WBC in CSF:	380 [110; 1300]	126 [78.2; 233]	1455 [815; 4250]	<0.001
WBC in blood:	13.1 [8.80; 18.0]	9.25 [7.60; 12.2]	18.0 [15.0; 23.2]	<0.001
Neutrophils in CSF:	72.0 [19.0; 90.0]	21.5 [10.0; 61.5]	88.0 [75.0; 90.0]	<0.001
Neutrophils in blood: [42-72%]	79.8 [69.9; 87.1]	74.0 [58.2; 84.0]	85.0 [76.3; 90.0]	<0.001
Platelets in blood:	233 [195; 314]	228 [190; 288]	256 [209; 321]	0.020