eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 0974-6242 2026-03-20 19 1 320 329 10.13005/bpj/3355 70708 article Maria Lawrensia Tampubolon 1 Edith Nadya Apriliani 2 Daniel Joko Wahyono 2 Siti Maemun 4 Department of Neurology, Sulianti Saroso Infectious Disease Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia. Faculty of Biology, Jenderal Soedirman University, Purwekerto, Indonesia. Clinical Research Unit, Sulianti Saroso Infectious Disease Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesian College of Epidemiology, Indonesian Health College, Jakarta, Indonesia. Meningitis is an infectious disease that attacks the central nervous system. Meningitis can be caused by pathogenic microorganisms. including bacteria. viruses. and fungi. The incidence of meningitis in Indonesia is high; thus, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is needed to establish the diagnosis and identify the pathogen. This study used a cross-sectional design. The research used secondary data from medical records of patients with meningitis who underwent CSF examination at Sulianti Saroso Infectious Disease Hospital (SSIDH). The sampling method used was purposive sampling. The study population consisted of patients aged 18 years or older who were diagnosed with meningitis and underwent CSF examination. The result of this study shows that of the 17 cases of meningitis at SSIDH during 2019 - 2023. The causing pathogens were identified from 8 cases (47.06%). while the causing pathogens of the other 9 cases (52.94%) could not be identified. The identified pathogens are 4 cases of TB meningitis (23.53%) and 4 cases of cryptococcal meningitis (23.53%). Meanwhile. The cases with unidentified pathogens include 3 cases of suspected TB meningitis (17.65%) and 6 cases of suspected viral meningitis (35.29%). This occurs because of microbiological examinations. such as the GeneXpert or Molecular Rapid Test examination to detect the genetic material of TB bacteria, and the PCR virus panel test to detect the genetic material of the virus. were not performed in some cases. https://biomedpharmajournal.org/vol19no1/cerebrospinal-fluid-profile-in-patients-with-suspected-viral-meningitis-at-tertiary-infectious-disease-hospital-in-jakarta/ Examination Liquor Cerebrospinal Fluid Pathogen Suspected Viral Meningitis