Clinical prediction rule for differentiating tuberculous from viral meningitis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 793-798

  Hristea, Adriana ^a,b   Olaru, I D ^a   Baicus, C ^b,c   Moroti, R ^a,b   Arama, V ^a,b   Ion, M ^a  

^a Professor Dr Matei Bals National Institute of Infectious Diseases   (Romania)

^b CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^c V Babes National Institute of Pathology   (Romania)

Author keywords

Central nervous system infections; Diagnostic score; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC SCORE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PARAPLEGIA; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; VIRUS MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENINGITIS, VIRAL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROMANIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861158591     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0687     Document Type: Article

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