Open AccessAnalysis of clinical outcomes in pediatric bacterial meningitis focusing on patients without cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis
Author(s) -
WenLi Lin,
Hsin Chi,
Chao Huang,
Daniel TsungNing Huang,
NanChang Chiu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of microbiology immunology and infection
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.223
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1995-9133
pISSN - 1684-1182
DOI - 10.1016/j.jmii.2014.08.013
Subject(s) - pleocytosis , medicine , cerebrospinal fluid , meningitis , white blood cell , streptococcus pneumoniae , csf albumin , csf pleocytosis , leukocytosis , hyponatremia , gastroenterology , bacterial meningitis , immunology , pediatrics , biology , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cell count and biochemical examinations and cultures form the basis for the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. However, some patients do not have typical findings and are at a higher risk of being missed or having delayed treatment. To better understand the correlation between CSF results and outcomes, we evaluated CSF data focusing on the patients with atypical findings.
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