Mediators of inflammation
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Mediators of inflammation · Aug 2004
Serum procalcitonin and cerebrospinal fluid cytokines level in children with meningitis.
To determine the level of serum procalcitonin and cerebrospinal fluid cytokines in children with bacterial or viral meningitis and to document the use of these parameters in differential diagnosis. ⋯ Serum procalcitonin and cerebrospinal fluid tumor necrosis factor alpha levels can be used in the early diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. Similarly, they may be useful adjuncts in differential diagnosis of bacterial and viral meningitis.