Cerebrospinal fluid lactate concentration to distinguish bacterial from aseptic meningitis: a systemic review and meta-analysis

Saez-Llorens X(2003)Bacterial meningitis in children Lancet 361 2139-2148

McCracken GH(1993)Acute bacterial meningitis in adults. A review of 493 episodes N Engl J Med 328 21-28

Durand ML(2008)Meningitis: distinguishing the benign from the serious Jaapa 21 54-59

Calderwood SB(2003)New reverse transcription-PCR assay for rapid and sensitive detection of enterovirus genomes in cerebrospinal fluid specimens of patients with aseptic meningitis J Clin Microbiol 41 5726-5728

Weber DJ(2004)The role of the polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis in Vietnam Ann Trop Med Parasitol 98 65-70

Miller SI(1998)Antimicrobial resistance. Is a major threat to public health BMJ 317 609-610

Southwick FS(2000)[Epidemiology of nosocomial infections in pediatrics] Pathol Biol (Paris) 48 879-884

Caviness VS(2001)Enteroviral meningitis. Cost of illness and considerations for the economic evaluation of potential therapies Pharmacoeconomics 19 3-12

Swartz MN(2006)Distinguishing bacterial from viral meningitis: the critical importance of the CSF lactic acid levels Intensive Care Med 32 1272-1273

Shelburne C(1979)Rapid diagnosis of meningitis with use of selected clinical data and gas-liquid chromatographic determination of lactate concentration in cerebrospinal fluid J Infect Dis 139 529-533

Saez-Llorens X(2003)Bacterial meningitis in children Lancet 361 2139-2148

McCracken GH(1993)Acute bacterial meningitis in adults. A review of 493 episodes N Engl J Med 328 21-28

Durand ML(2008)Meningitis: distinguishing the benign from the serious Jaapa 21 54-59

Calderwood SB(2003)New reverse transcription-PCR assay for rapid and sensitive detection of enterovirus genomes in cerebrospinal fluid specimens of patients with aseptic meningitis J Clin Microbiol 41 5726-5728

Weber DJ(2004)The role of the polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis in Vietnam Ann Trop Med Parasitol 98 65-70

Miller SI(1998)Antimicrobial resistance. Is a major threat to public health BMJ 317 609-610

Southwick FS(2000)[Epidemiology of nosocomial infections in pediatrics] Pathol Biol (Paris) 48 879-884

Caviness VS(2001)Enteroviral meningitis. Cost of illness and considerations for the economic evaluation of potential therapies Pharmacoeconomics 19 3-12

Swartz MN(2006)Distinguishing bacterial from viral meningitis: the critical importance of the CSF lactic acid levels Intensive Care Med 32 1272-1273

Shelburne C(1979)Rapid diagnosis of meningitis with use of selected clinical data and gas-liquid chromatographic determination of lactate concentration in cerebrospinal fluid J Infect Dis 139 529-533