CRP and meningitis: The mean CRP and WBC counts were elevated in all patients at the time of admission, whereas they were respectively higher in patients with an associated meningitis (CRP: 19.81 ± 12.57 mg/dl vs. 11.63 ± 11.8 mg/dl, p = 0.001; WBC: 14.67 ± 7.76 g/l vs. 10.88 ± 5.11 g/l, p = 0.005; Table 1, Fig. 2).