Absolute neutrophil count in aseptic and bacterial meningitis related to time of lumbar puncture

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 365-369

  Straussberg, Rachel ^a,b   Harel, Liora ^a   Nussinovitch, Moshe ^a   Amir, Jacob ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTHESIS; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037700425     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(03)00003-1     Document Type: Article

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