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Central nervous system infections in the absence of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis     
Yazarlar
Hakan Erdem
Derya Ozturk-Engin
Yasemin Cag
Seniha Senbayrak
Asuman Inan
Esra Kazak
Umit Savasci
Nazif Elaldi
Haluk Vahaboglu
Rodrigo Hasbun
Rodrigo Hasbun
Özet
Previous multicenter/multinational studies were evaluated to determine the frequency of the absence of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis in patients with central nervous system infections, as well as the clinical impact of this condition. It was found that 18% of neurosyphilis, 7.9% of herpetic meningoencephalitis, 3% of tuberculous meningitis, 1.7% of Brucella meningitis, and 0.2% of pneumococcal meningitis cases did not display cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis. Most patients were not immunosuppressed. Patients without pleocytosis had a high rate of unfavorable outcomes and thus this condition should not be underestimated. (C) 2017 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases.
Anahtar Kelimeler
CSF, Pleocytosis, Leukocyte, Meningitis, Encephalitis
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Dergi ISSN 1201-9712
Dergi Grubu Q2
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 12-2017
Cilt No 65
Sayfalar 107 / 109
Doi Numarası 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.10.011