Hepatocyte growth factor in cerebrospinal fluid differentiates community-acquired or nosocomial septic meningitis from other causes of pleocytosis

BACKGROUND: Due to anatomical restrictions, the inflammatory response to intracerebral bacterial infections exposes swollen brain tissues to pressure and ischemia, resulting in life-threatening damage. Rapid diagnosis and immediate empirical antibiotic therapy is highly important. However, diagnosin...

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Autores principales: Ramezani, Amir, Nägga, Katarina, Hansson, Oskar, Lönn, Johanna, Sjöwall, Johanna, Katoozian, Fateme, Mansouri, Sepahdar, Nayeri, Fariba
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4582940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26408034
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12987-015-0020-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4582940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26408034
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12987-015-0020-z

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