Cerebrospinal fluid lactate level as a diagnostic biomarker for bacterial meningitis in children

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-4

  Mekitarian Filho, Eduardo ^a   Horita, Sérgio Massaru ^b   Gilio, Alfredo Elias ^b   Nigrovic, Lise E ^c  

^a HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aseptic meningitis; Bacterial meningitis; Cerebrospinal fluid; Lactate

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LACTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAZIL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CHEMICAL ANALYZER; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLEOCYTOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84920286508     PISSN: 18651372     EISSN: 18651380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1865-1380-7-14     Document Type: Article

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