Open AccessImportance of normal values of CSF parameters in term versus preterm neonates
Author(s) -
A. K. Majumdar,
Anirban Jana,
Anirban Jana,
Soumali Biswas,
Swagata Bhatacharyya,
Santanu Bannerjee
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical neonatology/journal of clinical neonatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1658-6093
pISSN - 2249-4847
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4847.123089
Subject(s) - medicine , term (time) , quantum mechanics , physics
Evaluation of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) white blood cell (WBC) count and glucose and protein concentrations is used to assess the probability of the presence of central nervous system (CNS) infection. Although normal values are well established for CSF cell counts and protein and glucose contents in children and adults, this is not the case for neonates.