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Meningitis
Study results from Duke University update understanding of meningitis
November 18th, 2008
"Cerebrospinal fluid parameters are of great importance in diagnosing meningitis, but normal values for preterm neonates are based on small, single-center studies. We sought to determine current values for preterm neonate cerebrospinal fluid parameters and assess the association of cerebrospinal fluid parameters with culture proven meningitis," scientists in the United States report. "We performed a cohort study of the first lumbar puncture from 4632 neonates < 34 weeks' gestation performed in the years 1997 to 2004 at 150 neonatal intensive care units managed by the Pediatrix Medical Group. We identified 95 cases of meningitis from the 4632 lumbar punctures. The...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-11-18)
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