Significance of Serum Inflammatory Markers in Predicting Bacterial Meningitis amongst Neonates with Sepsis

• Main Authors: Aparajita Raghav (Author), Ajay Kumar (Author), Pratima Anand (Author), Garima Yadav (Author), Rani Gera (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Neonatal meningitis in developing countries is 0.8-6.1 per 1000 live births with mortality of 40-85% and has also has high morbidity. Since, the clinical signs and symptoms of meningitis are non-specific and like those seen in sepsis, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) examination via Lumbar Pu...