Comparison of cerebrospinal fluid lactate with physical, cytological, and other biochemical characteristics as prognostic factors in acute bacterial meningitis

ABSTRACT Bacterial meningitis (BM) is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) lactate may be used as a prognostic marker of this condition. We hypothesized that CSF lactate levels would remain elevated in participants who died of acute BM compared with those who rec...

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Main Authors: Sérgio Monteiro De Almeida, Nagyla C. Barros, Ricardo Petterle, Keite Nogueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2020-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2019001200871&tlng=en
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