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Diagnostic value of lumbar puncture among infants and children presenting with fever and convulsions

INTRODUCTION: Central nervous system (CNS) infections can be categorized according to the nature of the infectious pathogen into viral, bacterial, protozoan, or fungal. The diagnosis of diffuse CNS infections depends on examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) obtained by lumbar puncture (LP). The a...

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Autores principales: Sadek, Abdelrahim Abdrabou, Mohamad, Mostafa Ashry, Ali, Safaa Hussin, Hassan, Ismail Abd Al-Aleem, Hussein, Mohammad Fouad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Electronic physician 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4886567/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27280001
http://dx.doi.org/10.19082/2255