The aim of this study was to analyze the level of BDNF in the CSF of the children with bacterial meningitis using ELISA. A total of 66 samples of CSF from normal and meningitis were collected by ...
Bacterial meningitis: detection of a bacterial pathogen in the CSF (with or without associated pleocytosis) or in the blood culture with pleocytosis associated.
Bacterial meningitis can lead to several serious complications ... The most crucial investigation is a lumbar puncture to obtain CSF. CSF samples are tested in lab for protein and glucose levels ...
However, two infants received 21-day courses of iv antibiotics for presumed bacterial meningitis despite negative CSF cultures. A 20-day-old infant had 1180 WBC in the CSF with 75% neutrophils.
When it comes to bacterial infections, bacterial meningitis may not be the most common one, but it is certainly among the most serious. "The most worrisome part of bacterial meningitis is the ...