Question
After four days of antibiotic treatment, a neonatal empyema of the brain patient’s cerebrospinal fluid examination showed a white blood cell count of 2 and protein content of 0.65, with both protein and sugar qualitative tests positive. The white blood cell count in the hospital at admission was 24. What should the normal results of a cerebrospinal fluid protein qualitative test be?
Answer
Under normal circumstances, the cerebrospinal fluid protein qualitative test should show negative results. However, when protein content increases, it may suggest empyema or tuberculous meningitis, as well as other related diseases. For non-central nervous system diseases such as neonatal empyema of the brain, if there are symptoms like severe vomiting and diarrhea after four days of antibiotic treatment, and if the cerebrospinal fluid examination still shows bacterial infection, it is necessary to continue anti-infection treatment under the guidance of a doctor. Currently,