Open AccessClinical utility of correction factors for febrile young infants with traumatic lumbar punctures
Author(s) -
Sarah Rogers,
Jocelyn Gravel,
Gregory Anderson,
Jesse Papenburg,
Caroline Quach,
Brett Burstein
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1918-1485
pISSN - 1205-7088
DOI - 10.1093/pch/pxaa114
Subject(s) - pleocytosis , medicine , csf pleocytosis , lumbar puncture , white blood cell , cerebrospinal fluid , meningitis , csf albumin , bacterial meningitis , lumbar , gastroenterology , c reactive protein , pediatrics , surgery , inflammation
Correction factors have been proposed for traumatic lumbar punctures (LPs) in febrile young infants. However, no studies have assessed their diagnostic utility. We sought to determine the proportion of traumatic LPs safely reclassified as low risk for bacterial meningitis using recently derived white blood cell (WBC) and protein correction factors.