Table 1 Laboratory test results
From: The role of plasma metagenomic sequencing in identification of Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis
Test type | Test name | Result |
|---|---|---|
Culture | Aerobic & Anaerobic | No growth |
AFB | No growth | |
Serology | Interferon-gamma Release Assay | Non-reactive |
HIV Ab/Ag screen | Non-reactive | |
RPR Qualitative | Non-reactive | |
Toxoplasmosis Ab IgG/IgM | Not Detected | |
Aspergillus Ab | Not Detected | |
CNS Demyelination Ab Panel | No Informative Antibodies Identified | |
ANCAÂ Ab | Not Detected | |
Sjogren Ab | Not Detected | |
PCR | E. coli KI | Not Detected |
H. influenzae | Not Detected | |
L. monocytogenes | Not Detected | |
N. meningitidis | Not Detected | |
S. agalactiae | Not Detected | |
S. pneumoniae | Not Detected | |
CMV | Not Detected | |
HSV-1 | Not Detected | |
HSV-2 | Not Detected | |
VZV | Not Detected | |
EBV | Not Detected | |
HSV-6 | Not Detected | |
HPeV | Not Detected | |
C. neoformans/gattii | Not Detected | |
Coccidioides Ab | Not Detected | |
Other | CSF Cytology & Chemistry | Colorless & Clear, > 200 cells/mm3, PMN 11%, Plasma 2%, Nucleated cell count 2%, Lymph 85%, Mono 60 mg/dL, Protein 64 mg/dL |
Flow Cytometry | No Abnormal T-cell Population | |
Oligoclonal Bands | Absent |