Relation of fever, peripheral leukocytosis, and CSF pleocytosis to lumbar drain associated bacterial meningitis
| Patients without other infection (n=8) | Patients with other infection (n=5) | p Value2-150 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sign present | Sign absent | Sign present | Sign absent | ||||
| Fever | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.56 | ||
| Peripheral leukocytosis | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.00 | ||
| CSF pleocytosis | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.00 | ||
↵2-150 By Fisher’s exact test (two sided).