Cargando…

Prediction of bacterial meningitis based on cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis in children

Children with cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis are frequently treated with parenteral antibiotics, but only a few have bacterial meningitis. Although some clinical prediction rules, such as bacterial meningitis score, are of well-known value, the cerebrospinal fluid white blood cells count can be the...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Águeda, Sofia, Campos, Teresa, Maia, Ana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2013
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9428050/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23602468
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2012.12.002