title: [Usefulness of reactive strips in the diagnosis of suppurative meningitis, at the patient's bedside].
abstract: The CSF from 68 children suspected of meningitis (20 meningitis, 48 normal) was analyzed with the customary laboratory techniques (cellularity, differential count, glucose, proteins and bacteriology) and with Combur 9 test strips (glucose, proteins and leukocytes-granulocytes) in order to evaluate the suitability of the latter for the rapid diagnosis of meningitis.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital Materno-Infantil del Insalud, Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Oses Salvador
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zarallo Cortés
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Cardesa García
mesh_terms: D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008581:Meningitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011934:Reagent Strips; D013492:Suppuration / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins; D011934:Reagent Strips
vernacular_title: Utilidad de las tiras reactivas en el diagnóstico de las meningitis supuradas, a la cabecera del paciente.