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.
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Is Aseptic Meningitis Serious?
Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD Aseptic meningitis is a nonbacterial type of meningitis. Meningitis occurs when the ...
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.