| Interpretation of traumatic lumbar puncture. Predictive value in the presence of meningitis. | |
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PMID: 3769375 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Contamination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) with blood was studied prospectively in nine children with aseptic meningitis as the second phase of a study reported in this volume last month. Using criteria defined in the first phase, four of nine patients had recognizably abnormal CSF after experimental contamination with blood. As a third phase of the study, 53 children with bacterial meningitis were reviewed retrospectively to assess if hypothetical contamination of CSF with blood would have disguised their abnormal CSF studies. All but one of these 53 patients had either an abnormal CSF glucose or a positive gram stain (indicators independent of contamination with blood), and none would have gone undiagnosed with hypothetical contamination of up to 200,000 red cells per cubic millimeter. Guidelines for interpretation of laboratory studies following traumatic lumbar puncture are reviewed. |
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Authors:
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A L Mehl |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinical pediatrics Volume: 25 ISSN: 0009-9228 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Pediatr (Phila) Publication Date: 1986 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1986-12-05 Completed Date: 1986-12-05 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372606 Medline TA: Clin Pediatr (Phila) Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 575-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Bacterial Infections
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cerebrospinal fluid Blood* Cerebrospinal Fluid / cytology Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins / analysis* Child Glucose / cerebrospinal fluid Humans Leukocyte Count Meningitis / cerebrospinal fluid* Meningitis, Aseptic / cerebrospinal fluid Prospective Studies Retrospective Studies Spinal Puncture / adverse effects* |
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0/Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins; 50-99-7/Glucose |
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