Table 2

Parvovirus B19 markers and CSF microscopy in 12 cases of B19 meningoencephalitis

No	Sample	Sample time (days post onset)	CSF leucocytes (/mm³)	B19 NS1 PCR†	B19 DNA in situ hybridisation on brain tissue
†Published previously.¹
CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; l, lymphocytes; m, monocytes; NA, not available; +, positive; −, negative.
1	CSF	3	13 (80% m)	+
	Serum	15		+
2	CSF	3	NA	+
	Serum	8		−
	Serum	15		−
3	CSF	7	75 (90% l)	+	−
4	CSF	2	2 (100% m)	+
5	CSF	6	1	+
6	CSF	necropsy	NA	+	−
7	CSF	14	NA	+
	Serum	13		+
8	CSF	4	NA	+
9	CSF	5	0	+
10	CSF	4	60 (80% l)	+
11	CSF	4	14	+
	CSF	6	0	+
	Serum	2		+
12	CSF	20	13	+