Table 1 Cerebrospinal fluid characteristics of the study participants

Prior antibiotic treatment

90 (22.8)

304 (77.2)

–

0.001*

Indian ink Positive

13 (3.4)

381 (96.6)

–

AFB positive

20 (5.1)

374 (94.9)

–

0.013

Gram stain

24 (6.1)

370 (93.9)

–

HIV

20 (5.1)

279 (70.8)

95 (24.1)

0.034

White blood cells (Median)

682 cells/mm³

–

–

Neutrophil (Median)

67%

–

–

Lymphocyte (Median)

33%

–

–

Glucose (Median)

42 mg/dl

0.672

Protein (Median)

105 mg/dl

Hospital stay (Median days)

7.5 days

0.734