Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF): microbiology
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF): microbiology. Normal ratio is 1 red cell to 500-1000 white cells. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Relationship of CSF red to white cell counts
- Normal ratio is 1 red cell to 500-1000 white cells
Causes of raised CSF white cell count
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CSF white cell count in different types of meningitis
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Causes of CSF macrophages
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Causes of CSF eosinophilia
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CSF microscopy
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References
- Seehusen DA, Reeves MM, Fomin DA. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis. Am Fam Physician 2003; 68:1103-1108.
- Chaudhuri A, Martin PM, Kennedy PGE, et al. EFNS guideline on the management of community-acquired bacterial meningitis: report of an EFNS Task Force on acute bacterial meningitis in older children and adults. Eur J Neurol 2008; 15: 649-659.
- Diesenhammer F, Bartos A, Egg R, et al. Guidelines on routine cerebrospinal fluid analysis. Report from an EFNS task force. Eur J Neurol 2006; 13:913-922.
- Grimm S, Chamberlain M. Hodgkin’s lymphoma: a review of neurologic complications. Adv Hematol 2011; 2011:624578.
