[Relation between the granulocyte count and protein and glucose levels in the cerebrospinal fluid in children with acute bacterial meningitis].

Cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) findings of 171 children with acute bacterial meningitis were found to be as follow: granulocyte count 2879 +/- 804 per mm3, protein level 181 +/- 23 mg/dl, the ratio of BOS sugar to blood sugar % 46 +/- 2. There is some correlation between granulocyte count and sugar level (r: -0.17, p less than 0.05) and protein level and sugar level (r: -0.21, p less than 0.05), but no correlation between granulocyte count and protein level (r: 0.10, p greater than 0.05).