Predictive value of cerebrospinal fluid parameters in neonates with intraventricular drainage devices

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 209-212

  Lenfestey, Robert W ^a   Smith, P Brian ^a,b   Moody, M Anthony ^a   Clark, Reese H ^c   Cotten, C Michael ^a   Seed, Patrick C ^a   Benjamin Jr , Daniel K ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Pediatrix Obstetrix Center for Research and Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Meningitis; Pediatric neurosurgery; Red blood cell count; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt; White blood cell count

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COHORT ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MENINGITIS; NEWBORN; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; REFERENCE VALUE; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PROTEINS; COHORT STUDIES; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MENINGITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 38449116246     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED-07/09/209     Document Type: Article

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