Differential diagnosis between viral and bacterial meningitis in children

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 343-347

  De Cauwer, Harald G ^a   Eykens, Lieve ^a   Hellinckx, Johan ^a   Mortelmans, Luc J M ^a  

^a Klina Regional Hospital   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacterial meningitis; Cerebrospinal fluid; Differential diagnosis; Peripheral blood; Viral meningitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BELGIUM; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MENINGITIS, VIRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 35649018618     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e328270366b     Document Type: Article

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