The usefulness of serum delta neutrophil index for differentiating bacterial and viral meningitis in the emergency department

The usefulness of serum delta neutrophil index for differentiating bacterial and viral meningitis in the emergency department

Objective When managing patients with acute meningitis in an emergency department (ED), early diagnosis of the type of infection (bacterial or viral) considerably affects the clinical course and treatment because of the high mortality and morbidity associated with bacterial meningitis (BM). The seru...

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Main Authors: Joon Woo Lee, Chan Ik Park, Hyung Il Kim, Oh Hyun Kim, Kyoung Chul Cha, Hyun Kim, Kang Hyun Lee, Sung Oh Hwang, Yong Sung Cha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2016-06-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
biochemical markers
meningitis
delta neutrophil index
Online Access:http://www.ceemjournal.org/upload/pdf/ceem-15-095.pdf

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