rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
7
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1984-8-27
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pubmed:abstractText |
The value of C reactive protein measurement in the differential diagnosis of meningitis was assessed in a population where tuberculous meningitis is prevalent. C reactive protein was measured serially with a sensitive radioimmunoassay in sera from 31 children with bacterial meningitis, 15 with tuberculous meningitis (6 with miliary tuberculosis), and 28 with viral meningitis. Concentrations of C reactive protein in patients with tuberculous meningitis lay between those of patients with bacterial and viral meningitis--a finding which detracts from the virtually absolute discrimination C reactive protein measurement allows between bacterial and viral meningitis. In all but two of the patients with tuberculous meningitis, C reactive protein concentrations fell rapidly after treatment began and became normal after 10 days. This fall did not, however, exclude the development of hydrocephalus as a complication. Measurement of C reactive protein remains a useful additional parameter in the diagnosis and management of the various types of meningitis.
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jul
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pubmed:issn |
1468-2044
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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pubmed:volume |
59
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
653-6
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-18
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:6465935-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:6465935-C-Reactive Protein,
pubmed-meshheading:6465935-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:6465935-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:6465935-Diagnosis, Differential,
pubmed-meshheading:6465935-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:6465935-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:6465935-Meningitis, Haemophilus,
pubmed-meshheading:6465935-Meningitis, Meningococcal,
pubmed-meshheading:6465935-Meningitis, Pneumococcal,
pubmed-meshheading:6465935-Meningitis, Viral,
pubmed-meshheading:6465935-Tuberculosis, Meningeal,
pubmed-meshheading:6465935-Tuberculosis, Miliary
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pubmed:year |
1984
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Value of C reactive protein measurement in tuberculous, bacterial, and viral meningitis.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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