Serum procalcitonin in bacterial & non-bacterial meningitis in children

• Main Authors: Shipra Chaudhary (Author), Nisha Keshary Bhatta (Author), Madhab Lamsal (Author), Rajendra Kumar Chaudhari (Author), Basudha Khanal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Bacterial meningitis is a paediatric emergency with high mortality and morbidity requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment. Clinically, it is often difficult to differentiate between bacterial and non-bacterial meningitis. Several studies have demonstrated the raised values of ser...