Abstract

High levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in patients with bacterial meningitis (BM) have been detected. The data on IL-6 levels in aseptic meningitis (AM) are controversial. We studied the IL-6 concentration by enzyme immunoassay in CSF in children with BM (n=10), AM (n=15) and without acute infection of the central nervous system (CNS) (n=12) on admission and in those with BM at the end of therapy.

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