Title
Test Characteristics of Cerebrospinal Fluid Gram Stain to Identify Bacterial Meningitis in Infants Younger Than 60 Days.
Year of Publication
2018
Author
Date Published
2018 Nov 12
ISSN Number
1535-1815
Abstract
<p>In our cohort of 20,947 infants aged 60 days or younger, cerebrospinal fluid Gram stain had a sensitivity of 34.3% (95% confidence interval, 28.1%-41.1%) and a positive predictive value of 61.4% (95% confidence interval, 52.2%-69.8%) for positive cerebrospinal fluid culture, suggesting that Gram stain alone may lead to both underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis of bacterial meningitis.</p>
DOI
10.1097/PEC.0000000000001639
Alternate Title
Pediatr Emerg Care
PMID
30422943