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    Newborn Normal child Bacterial Meningitis tb meningiti fungal meningititis viral meningitus Appearance clear clear turbid turbid viscose clear normal normal Detection NA NA Gram stain Budding normal normal.

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    Newborn Normal child Bacterial Meningitis tb meningiti fungal meningititis viral meningitus Appearance clear clear turbid turbid viscose clear normal normal Detection NA NA Gram stain Budding normal normal.

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    Typical CSF Findings in Pediatric Meningitis

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    Newborn Normal child Bacterial Meningitis tb meningiti fungal meningititis viral meningitus Appearance clear clear turbid turbid viscose clear normal normal Detection NA NA Gram stain Budding normal normal.

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    Typical CSF Findings in Meningitis

    Component Newborn Normal child Bacterial Tb Meningitis Fungal Viral


    Meningitis Meningitis meningitis
    Appearance Clear Clear Turbid Turbid/clear/visc - Clear
    ous

    WBC (/µL) 0-30 <4 >100 10-500 25-500 100-500

    WBC - 70% L, 30% >80% PMN >80% L >50% L >50% L


    Differential M

    Neut. (%) <3 <3 >50 - - <40

    Glucose 30-120 40-80 (>50% <40 <50 <50 normal


    (mg/dL) of serum
    glucose)

    Protein 20-150 20-45 >100 >100 20-500 <200


    (mg/dL)

    RBC(/µL) 0-2 0-2 0-10 ? ? normal

    Detection NA NA Gram stain Acid-fast Budding yeast PCR

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