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1823. Incidence of Meningoencephalitis in the Absence of CSF Pleocytosis
BACKGROUND: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pleocytosis, defined here as ≥5 white blood cells (WBC)/high power field (HPF) suggests inflammation of brain parenchyma /meninges or both. However, the absence of pleocytosis does not rule out meningoencephalitis. The frequency with which infectious targets are...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809008/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz359.085 |