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Volume 23, Number 10—October 2017
Research Letter

Angiostrongylus cantonensis Eosinophilic Meningitis in an Infant, Tennessee, USA

Tim Flerlage, Yvonne Qvarnstrom, John Noh, John P. Devincenzo, Arshia Madni, Bindiya Bagga, and Nicholas D. HysmithComments to Author 
Author affiliations: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis (T. Flerlage); University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA (T. Flerlage, J.P. Devincenzo, A. Madni, B. Bagga, N.D. Hysmith); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (Y. Qvarnstrom, J. Noh); Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Memphis (J.P. Devincenzo, A. Madni, B. Bagga, N.D. Hysmith)

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Table

Results of cerebrospinal fluid testing for 12-month-old boy with meningoencephalitis, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, 2016*

Test Reference range Day of illness
20 28 41 56
Leukocytes, cells/mm3 0–8 547 55 2,979 115
Polymorphonuclear cells, % 0–1 0 4 20 4
Lymphocytes, % 0–5 44 80 65 64
Monocytes, % 0–5 20 6 10 21
Eosinophils, %
NA
36
10
5
11
Erythrocytes <0 0 14 0 45
Glucose, mg/dL 40–70 37 25 22 27
Protein, mg/dL
15–45
67
74
164
104
Gram stain
NA
Few leukocytes; 0 organisms
Rare leukocytes; rare erythrocytes; 0 organisms
Moderate leukocytes; rare erythrocytes; 0 organisms
Rare leukocytes; 0 organisms
Bacterial culture NA Sterile Sterile Sterile Sterile

*NA, not applicable.

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