Attenuated cerebrospinal fluid leukocyte count and sepsis in adults with pneumococcal meningitis: a prospective cohort study

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Abstract
A low CSF WBC in adults with pneumococcal meningitis is related to the presence of signs of sepsis and systemic complications. Invasive pneumococcal infections should possibly be regarded as a continuum from meningitis to sepsis.
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Authors Weisfelt M;van de Beek D;Spanjaard L;Reitsma JB;de Gans J;;
Journal BMC infectious diseases
Year 2006
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17038166
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National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine research support non-u.s. gov't adult Prospective Studies Cohort Studies cerebrospinal fluid / microbiology meningitis multivariate analysis pmid:17038166 pmc1618396 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-6-149 martijn weisfelt diederik van de beek jan de gans cerebrospinal fluid / cytology* leukocyte count / statistics & numerical data* bacterial / cerebrospinal fluid bacterial / pathology pneumococcal / cerebrospinal fluid* pneumococcal / pathology sepsis / cerebrospinal fluid* internal medicine infectious diseases tropical medicine medical microbiology parasitology

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