Accuracy of the cerebrospinal fluid results to differentiate bacterial from non bacterial meningitis, in case of negative gram-stained smear

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-184

  Ray, Patrick ^a   Badarou Acossi, Ghislaine ^a   Viallon, Alain ^b   Boutoille, David ^c   Arthaud, Martine ^a   Trystram, David ^a   Riou, Bruno ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SERVICE DE NEUROLOGIE   (France)

^c HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; GLUCOSE; PROCALCITONIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GRAM NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM STAINING; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SYMPTOM; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENTIAN VIOLET; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PHENAZINES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS;

EID: 33846581434     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.07.012     Document Type: Article

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