Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Central nervous system infections in the absence of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis |
| Authors: |
Hakan Erdem, Derya Ozturk-Engin, Yasemin Cag, Seniha Senbayrak, Asuman Inan, Esra Kazak, Umit Savasci, Nazif Elaldi, Haluk Vahaboglu, Rodrigo Hasbun |
| Source: |
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 65, Iss , Pp 107-109 (2017) |
| Publisher Information: |
Elsevier, 2017. |
| Publication Year: |
2017 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases |
| Subject Terms: |
Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216 |
| More Details: |
Previous multicenter/multinational studies were evaluated to determine the frequency of the absence of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis in patients with central nervous system infections, as well as the clinical impact of this condition. It was found that 18% of neurosyphilis, 7.9% of herpetic meningoencephalitis, 3% of tuberculous meningitis, 1.7% of Brucella meningitis, and 0.2% of pneumococcal meningitis cases did not display cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis. Most patients were not immunosuppressed. Patients without pleocytosis had a high rate of unfavorable outcomes and thus this condition should not be underestimated. Keywords: CSF, Pleocytosis, Leukocyte, Meningitis, Encephalitis |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1201-9712 |
| Relation: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217302679; https://doaj.org/toc/1201-9712 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.ijid.2017.10.011 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/653b14fbcf294b39a6c1c1ca5f3cf6f8 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.653b14fbcf294b39a6c1c1ca5f3cf6f8 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
