A lokacin da wannan da aka samu, da "bude matsa lamba" na CSF aka auna ta yin amfani da manometer. The matsa lamba ne kullum tsakanin 6 da 18 cm ruwa (H2O); a kwayoyin meningitis da matsa lamba ne yawanci ya karu. A cryptococcal meningitis, intracranial matsa lamba ne da farko a fili ya karu. A bayyanar da ruwa iya tabbatar da wani nuni da yanayin da kamuwa da cuta: cloudy CSF nuna mafi girma matakan gina jiki, da kuma farin jini da kuma / ko kwayoyin cuta, sabili da haka na iya haifar da meningitis. A CSF samfurin da aka samu a gare iri daban-daban na ƙwayoyin cuta ne kullum a sama da 40%, da kuma a cikin wani kwayar cutar da aka ba da shawara cewa wannan shi ne mafi alhẽri a gare kwayoyin cutar. A cikin kwayoyin cutar da aka dauka a cikin jini, wannan na iya zama mafi alhẽri a gare kwayoyin cuta. A cikin kwayoyin cuta ne yawanci nuna sama da kashi 48% na glucose. A cikin kwayoyin cuta, wannan na iya zama mafi alhẽri a cikin kwayoyin cu
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