title: Cerebrospinal fluid C-reactive protein in the diagnosis of meningitis in children.
abstract: C-reactive protein was evaluated in the cerebrospinal fluid of 250 patients to determine if its measurement is of any clinical value in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. The C-reactive protein was found to be significant in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis.
authors.affiliation: Upgraded Department of Pediatrics, Patna Medical College, Bihar.
authors.forename: U K
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein