Protein concentration in bacterial cerebrospinal fluid.

ABSTRACT

Several types of bacteria were found in 275 specimens of cerebrospinal fluids, identified as K. pneumoniae, S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, A. anitratus, Anaerobic streptococci, B. streptococci not gr A, S. viridans, Y. streptococci not gr B or D and Escherichia coli. Total protein concentration of these specimens were distinctly higher than normal. The values were 133-1700 mg/dl. The amount of albumin moderately decreased but the amount of gamma globulin markedly increased.