Table 2

Correlations between indexes of inflammation in cerebrospinal fluid and blood

CSF WBC
 CSF glucose level
 CSF protein level
 Blood WBC
 Thrombocyte count
 ESR
 CRP
CSF WBC
 1.0
 0.002
 0.20**
 0.29**
 0.21**
 -0.15*
 -0.18*
CSF glucose level
 0.002
 1.0
 -0.37*
 -0.03
 0.13*
 -0.12
 -0.16*
CSF protein level
 0.20**
 -0.37*
 1.0
 0.10
 -0.17**
 0.07
 0.14
Blood WBC
 0.29**
 -0.03
 0.10
 1.0
 0.35**
 -0.12*
 -0.06
Thrombocyte count
 0.21**
 0.13*
 -0.17**
 0.35**
 1.0
 0.15*
 -0.18*
ESR
 -0.15*
 -0.12
 0.07
 -0.12*
 0.15*
 1.0
 0.48**
CRP
 -0.18*
 -0.16*
 0.14
 -0.06
 -0.18*
 0.48**
 1.0

All data are given as Spearman's correlation coefficients.

*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).

**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; WBC, white blood cell count; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP, C-reactive protein.

Weisfelt et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2006 6:149   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-6-149