PMID: 9424322Jun 1, 1997Paper

Evaluation of tumor necrosis factor and C-reactive protein level determination in cerebrospinal fluid of meningitis and encephalitis

Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego
L Kepa, B Adamek

Abstract

The evaluation of TNF-alpha and CRP in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations determining in the differential diagnosis of infectious meningitis was shown. The highest concentrations of these parameters were detected in the group of patients with bacterial meningitis. The findings correlated with the severity of clinical course of bacterial meningitis and with the routine determined laboratory data of CSF. Usefulness of examination CSF for TNF-alpha and CRP in differential diagnosis of meningitis was underlined, especially in cases, where routine parameters of CSF are not conclusive.

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