From: Ventriculoperitoneal shunts in non-HIV cryptococcal meningitis
 |  | VPSV (n = 13) | VPSWOV (n = 9) | P 1 | P 2 | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
symptoms improved | headache | 12/13(92.3%) | 8/9(88.9%) | 0.001 | <0.001 | >0.999 |
Visual | 5/7(71.4%) | 5/6(83.3%) | 0.374 | 0.05 | >0.999 | |
Auditory | 1/2(50%) | 2/3(66.7%) | 0.371 | >0.999 | >0.999 | |
 | Mental change | 4/5(80%) | 1/2(50%) | 0.615 | 0.364 | 0.333 |
CSF | CSF pressure (mmH2O) median (range) | 158(65–280) | 125(50–180) | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.509 |
 | WBC count (×106/l) median(range) | 14.5(8–46) | 21(2–86) | 0.014 | 0.185 | 0.488 |
 | Protein, g/L median (range) | 0.95(0.15–3.86) | 1.31(0.18–2.16) | 0.236 | 0.096 | 0.692 |
 | Glucose(mmol/l) median (range) | 2.25(1.24–2.89) | 2.42(1.27–4.17) | 0.384 | 0.593 | 0.644 |
 | Chloride(mmol/l) median (range) | 124(114–131) | 124(112–130) | 0.104 | 0.264 | 0.742 |
 | India ink Cryptococcus count | 0(0–266) | 0(0–5) | 0.004 | <0.001 | 0.377 |