Diagnostic accuracy of routine blood examinations and CSF lactate level for post-neurosurgical bacterial meningitis

Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of routine blood examinations and Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) lactate level for Post-neurosurgical Bacterial Meningitis (PBM) at a large sample-size of post-neurosurgical patients. Methods: The diagnostic accuracies of routine blood examinations and CSF l...

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Main Authors: Yang Zhang, Xiong Xiao, Junting Zhang, Zhixian Gao, Nan Ji, Liwei Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197121730111X