The diagnostic value of cerebrospinal fluids procalcitonin and lactate for the differential diagnosis of post-neurosurgical bacterial meningitis and aseptic meningitis

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 50-54

  Li, Youran ^a   Zhang, Guojun ^a   Ma, Ruimin ^a   Du, Yamei ^a   Zhang, Limin ^a   Li, Fangqiang ^a   Fang, Fang ^a   Lv, Hong ^a   Wang, Qian ^a   Zhang, Yan ^a   Kang, Xixiong ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacterial meningitis; CSF; Lactate; Procalcitonin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LACTIC ACID; PROCALCITONIN; CALCITONIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; POST NEUROSURGICAL BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALCITONIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; ROC CURVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920264010     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2014.10.007     Document Type: Article

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