Association of CSF glucose concentration with neurosyphilis diagnosis

Central European Journal of Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 48-51

  Pastuszczak, MacIej ^a   Wojas Pelc, Anna ^a   Jaworek, Andrzej K ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

CSF glucose concentration; Neurosyphilis

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSYPHILIS; PLEOCYTOSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST;

EID: 84871264209     PISSN: 18951058     EISSN: 16443640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11536-012-0060-6     Document Type: Article

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