1.5 Cerebrospinal fluid (Differential Diagnosis of Meningitis) Flashcards
Bacterial: Marked Elevated
Tubercular: Moderate - Marked Elevated
Fungal: Moderate-Marked Elevated
Viral: Moderately Elevated
a. Protein
b. Glucose
c. Lactate
d. WBC
e. Other tests
a
Bacterial: Marked decrease
Tubercular: Decrease
Fungal: Normal - Decrease
Viral: Normal
Increase lactate
a. Protein
b. Glucose
c. Lactate
d. WBC
e. Other tests
b
Bacterial: _________mg/dL
Tubercular: _________mg/dL
Fungal: _________mg/dL
Viral: N (<25 mg/dL)
In Lactate
> 35 mg/dL
> 25mg/dL
> 25mg/dL
Bacterial: Increase - Neutrophils
Tubercular: Increase ________
Fungal: Increase _______
Viral: Increase _______
In WBC
L and M
L and M
L
Other tests for Bacterial?
GS and Culture
BAT (Latex agglu)
Limulus lysate test
In other test for bacterial, this use for detection of endotoxin
Limulus lysate
Other test for Tubercular
AFB and culture
PCR
Other test for Fungal?
India Ink / Nigrosin
Cryptococcal antigen test
Other tests for Viral
Immunoassay
PCR
