title: The potential roles of C-reactive protein and procalcitonin concentrations in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neurology and Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Barnett R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Nathan
authors.forename: W Michael
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Scheld
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis* / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000502:physiology; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood* / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000502:physiology; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D002648:Child; D000882:Haplorhini; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007249:Inflammation / Q000175:diagnosis; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D051379:Mice; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood* / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000502:physiology; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: C000606589:CALCA protein, human; C000606590:Calca protein, mouse; C000606591:Calca protein, rat; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide