| Title | Claps | Level | Year | L/Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
[Procalcitonin in diagnosis of purulent and aseptic meningitis in children].
B. Korczowski, A. Bijoś, A. Rybak
UNLABELLED
Procalcitonin (PCT) is a new indicator of the systemic response to severe infections. To evaluate clinical usefulness of serum procalcitonin measurements in the differential diagnosis of purulent versus aseptic meningitis in children was …
UNLABELLED
Procalcitonin (PCT) is a new indicator of the systemic response to severe infections. To evaluate clinical usefulness of serum procalcitonin measurements in the differential diagnosis of purulent versus aseptic meningitis in children was the aim of the study. Fifteen children (aged 1 month-14 years) with purulent meningitis and 12 children (aged 6 months-12 years) with aseptic meningitis were included into the study. Serum PCT concentration was measured on admission by immunoluminometric assay. Thirty healthy controls (aged 3 months-14 years) were also enrolled into the study. Serum PCT concentration was above 0.5 ng/ml in 14 out of 15 children with purulent meningitis (range 0.0-95.2 ng/ml; arrhythmetic mean--28.2 ng/ml). In all children with aseptic meningitis (range 0.0-0.3 ng/ml; mean--0.1 ng/ml) as well as in healthy controls (range 0.0-0.3 ng/ml; mean--0.1 ng/ml) serum PCT was below 0.5 ng/ml.
CONCLUSION
Elevated serum PCT concentration in child with meningitis suggests bacterial aetiology.
|
2
|
4 | 2000 |
Social Media Posts