Differential diagnosis of acute meningitis. An analysis of the predictive value of initial observations

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Abstract
We analyzed data from the records of 422 patients with acute bacterial or viral meningitis. A cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) glucose level less than 1.9 mmol/L, a CSF-blood glucose ratio less than 0.23, a CSF protein level greater than 2.2 g/L, more than 2000 x 10(6)/L CSF leukocytes, or more than 1180 x …
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Authors Spanos A;Harrell FE;Durack DT;;
Journal JAMA
Year 1989
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2810603
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