TitleTest Characteristics of Cerebrospinal Fluid Gram Stain to Identify Bacterial Meningitis in Infants Younger Than 60 Days.
Year of Publication2018
AuthorDate Published2018 Nov 12
ISSN Number1535-1815
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> DOI10.1097/PEC.0000000000001639
Alternate TitlePediatr Emerg Care
PMID30422943
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