Fusobacterium brain abscess as a complication of sinusitis in an immunocompetent adolescent: A case report

Table 1 Investigations done in the referring hospital and in our institute

Parameter	Referring hospital	Our institute
Total count (cells/µL)	17000	13400
Neutrophils (%)	56	87
CRP (mg/L)/ESR (mm/hour)	92/-	113/50
Urea (mg/dL)/creatinine (mg/dL)	26/0.5	35/0.87
CSF protein (mg/dL)	88	-
CSF sugar (mg/dL)	40	-
CSF cells (/µL)	496	114
CSF GeneXpert	Negative	Negative
CSF culture	No growth	No growth
Pus culture	Not done	No growth
Blood culture	No growth	No growth
16S rRNA (NGS) from pus	Not done	Fusobacterium nucleatum

CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CSF: Cerebrospinal fluid; NGS: Next-generation sequencing.