Cerebrospinal Fluid Glucose in Bacterial Meningitis
Introduction and Objectives To compare cerebrospinal fluid/blood glucose ratio to absolute cerebrospinal fluid glucose as tools for diagnosing bacterial meningitis. Normal cerebrospinal glucose (>50 mg/dL) is about 70-75% of blood glucose but it can be severely decreased due to bacterial cons...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria
2020-04-01
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Series: | Portuguese Journal of Pediatrics |
Online Access: | https://pjp.spp.pt//article/view/18463 |