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3378879

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4-5
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-7-27
pubmed:abstractText
We studied 25 infants aged less than 9 months who were diagnosed as having nonpolio enteroviral meningitis (EM) confirmed by virus isolation from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). CSF protein, glucose and cellular content in these infants was compared with that of 125 age-matched febrile infants without cerebromeningeal illness. In order to control for changes occurring in the CSF during the first 2 months of life, the studied infants and the control subjects were stratified into 2-week age-groups and were compared. All but three of the infants with EM had increased CSF leukocyte count, and 10 infants showed domination of the polymorphonuclear leukocytes in the CSF. Only two had increased CSF protein levels, and low CSF/blood glucose ratios were found in all but two cases. None of the infants with EM had increased values of CSF protein concomitant with decreased CSF/blood glucose ratio. CSF in EM is characterized by increased white blood cell count in contrast with normal or near-normal CSF protein and glucose levels. In some infants, enterovirus isolation may be the only evidence of EM.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0021-2180
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
233-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Cerebrospinal fluid findings in infants with nonpolio enteroviral meningitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics A, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tikva and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study