Parameter

Units

Admission

Day 2

Day 4

Day 8

Blood

Hemoglobin

g/dl

14.1

13.9

13.2

13.8

Platelets

×109 cells/l

268

258

233

260

WBC

×109 cells/l

14.33

10.98

12.73

9.1

Neutrophils

×109 cells/l

12.19

8.3

9.2

5.6

Urea

mg/dl

61

64

78

71

Creatinine

mg/dl

1.09

1.11

1.34

1.22

Sodium

mmol/l

139

138

133

136

Potassium

mmol/l

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.4

Chloride

mmol/l

99

98

99

97

CRP

mg/dl

13

45

200

54

CSF

Cells

/ul

520

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31

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PMN

%

90

---

0

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Proteins

g/l

0.59

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0.1

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Glucose

mg/dl

70

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94

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Microbiology

Blood cultures

Negative

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Negative

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CSF gram stain

Gram positive cocci

---

Negative

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CSF culture

S. epidermidis

---

Negative

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CSF HSV-1 DNA

Positive

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Positive

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CSF SP DNA

(Not tested)

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Positive

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