Nonsurvivors were also more likely to have evidence of gaze palsy (29% vs 7%; P = .045), higher CSF quantitative culture (median, 5.5 log10 CFU/mL [IQR, 4.7–6.4 log10 CFU/mL] vs 4.5 log10 CFU/mL [IQR, 3.1–5.5 log10 CFU/mL]; P = .032), higher circulating WBC counts (median, 6.5×109 cells/L [IQR, 3.9×109–7.4×109 cells/L] vs 4.4×109 cells/L [IQR, 2.8×109–5.8×109 cells/L]; P = .020), and higher serum C-reactive protein levels (median, 85 mg/L [IQR, 46–115 mg/L] vs 33 mg/L [IQR, 13–68 mg/L]; P = .011). This evidence concerns the gene CRP and supranuclear oculomotor palsy.