| CSF white blood cell (/mm3) | 151.52±586.93 | 109.53±392.93 | 0.004 |
| CSF neutrophil (%) | 16.19±26.96 | 16.18±27.10 | 0.717 |
| CSF lymphocyte (%) | 13.67±22.00 | 25.70±31.28 | 0.002 |
| CSF monocyte (%) | 16.19±25.53 | 25.71±26.75 | 0.001 |
| CSF proteins (mg/dL) | 68.50±53.57 | 85.93±80.45 | 0.114 |
| CSF glucose (mg/dL) | 51.58±8.94 | 51.53±11.67 | 0.488 |
| Blood white blood cell (/mm3) | 10,847.86±4,127.13 | 15,155.06±6,491.64 | <0.001 |
| Blood neutrophil (%) | 42.64±20.07 | 41.36±19.25 | 0.635 |
| Blood lymphocyte (%) | 44.96±19.42 | 44.25±18.05 | 0.784 |
| Blood monocyte (%) | 9.76±4.21 | 11.93±5.29 | 0.002 |
| Serum aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L) | 54.78±59.84 | 61.53±98.77 | 0.917 |
| Serum alanine transaminase (IU/L) | 34.44±56.16 | 46.15±130.99 | 0.819 |
| Serum C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 0.67±1.20 | 1.38±2.21 | 0.027 |
| Antibiotic treatment (day) | 5.03±4.22 | 5.84±3.87 | 0.034 |
| Hospital stays (day) | 7.06±8.79 | 6.78±4.01 | 0.536 |