Hypoglycorrhachia in adults with community-acquired meningitis: etiologies and prognostic significance

Objectives: Hypoglycorrhachia (cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) glucose <45 mg/dl) has been identified as a prognostic factor in patients with meningitis. The differential diagnosis of hypoglycorrhachia and its clinical significance was analyzed in the present study. Methods: This was a retrospective st...

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Main Authors: Vandana Shrikanth, Lucrecia Salazar, Nabil Khoury, Susan Wootton, Rodrigo Hasbun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-10-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215001964