Patient's question:
A newborn with purulent meningitis was given antibiotics for four days and a follow-up white blood cell count was 2. The cerebrospinal fluid protein was 0.65, and both protein and sugar tests were positive. During hospitalization, the cerebrospinal fluid white blood cell count was 24. What does a positive cerebrospinal fluid protein test indicate?Doctor's answer:
Cerebrospinal fluid protein qualitative positive indicates that the child has a certain disease. Newborn cerebrospinal fluid protein qualitative test is one of the tests for cerebrospinal fluid examination. Normal is negative. If it is positive, it may be caused by the occurrence of a certain disease. Significant elevation of cerebrospinal fluid protein is common in purulent meningitis, tuberculous meningitis, etc. It is recommended that you treat the baby in a timely manner to prevent the occurrence of complications.