Table 1 Characteristics of the patient groups

Age

7.75

9.6

10

(median, range)

(4.2-14)

(2.2-17)

(0.5-17)

Sex ratio

11 : 9

7 : 7

12 : 11

(F:M)

Leukocytes in CSF

75***

1

1

(median, range) [×10^-6/L]

(6-444)

(0-4)

(0-5)

Protein in CSF

0.33****

0.16

0.18

(median, range) [g/L]

(0.14-0,97)

(0.13-0.34)

(0.12-0.32)

Q _alb

6.0***

2.8

3.1

(2.3-11.4)

(2.1-5.7)

(2-5.5)

Borrelia -specific-Ab in CSF

+

-

-