Prognostic value of cerebrospinal fluid protein content and leukocyte count in infants and childhood bacterial meningitis.
J Egypt Public Health Assoc
; 66(3-4): 345-55, 1991.
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| ID: mdl-1791408
ABSTRACT
Seventy infants and children with bacterial meningitis were studied. All children were treated with ampicillin and chloramphenicol. A significant increase in the cerebrospinal fluid protein concentration determined on admission was found in patients who died as compared to those who survived (P less than 0.05). However, no difference was observed between the admission CSF leukocyte count in those patients who died versus those who survived. From this study, it can be concluded that the determination of CSF protein level on admission is an easy, fast and reliable method that can be used to predict clinical outcomes in acute bacterial meningitis.
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Base de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Líquido Cefalorraquidiano
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Proteínas do Líquido Cefalorraquidiano
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Meningites Bacterianas
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Contagem de Leucócitos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Egypt Public Health Assoc
Ano de publicação:
1991
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Egito