CSF WBC Correction in Blood Contaminated CSF

 

Input
 

WBC CSF		/mm^3 million/mm^3
WBC Blood		/mm^3 million/mm^3
RBC CSF		/mm^3 million/mm^3
RBC Blood		/mm^3 million/mm^3

 

Result
 

WBC		/mm^3 million/mm^3
Decimal Precision   0 1 2 3

 

 
Equations used
 

WBC = WBCCSF - ( (WBCBlood * RBCCSF) / (RBCBlood * 1000000))

 

 

References

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2. Bonadio WA. The cerebrospinal fluid: physiologic aspects and alterations associated with bacterial meningitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1992 Jun;11(6):423-31. Review. PubMed ID: 1608676