Diagnostic accuracy of cerebrospinal fluid lactate for differentiating bacterial meningitis from aseptic meningitis: A meta-analysis

Journal of Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 255-262

  Sakushima, Ken ^a,b   Hayashino, Yasuaki ^b   Kawaguchi, Takehiko ^c   Jackson, Jeffrey L ^d   Fukuhara, Shunichi ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA DAINI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Lactate; Meningitis; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; META ANALYSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79953055225     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.02.010     Document Type: Review

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