Cerebrospinal fluid lactate: a differential biomarker for bacterial and viral meningitis in children
Objective: To assess the performance of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) lactate as a biomarker to differentiate bacterial meningitis (BM) from viral meningitis (VM) in children, and to define an optimal CSF lactate concentration that can be called significant for the differentiation. Methods: Children wit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Brazilian Society of Pediatrics
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português) |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553617301052 |