Usefulness of blood and cerebrospinal fluid laboratory testing to predict bacterial meningitis in the emergency department
Introduction: The classic clinical presentation of bacterial meningitis (BM) is observed in less than half of the cases in adults, and symptoms are less specific in children, the elderly or immunocompromised, and other chronic patients. The usual signs and symptoms do not provide optimal sensitivity...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier España
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Neurología (English Edition) |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2173580818300749 |