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J Pediatr
; 88(3): 424-6, 1976 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1245952
RESUMO
Persistent pleocytosis of greater than 60 white blood cells/mm3 was commonly seen in children adequately treated for bacterial meningitis. It occurred in 13 of 21 (62%) children with Hemophilus influenzae meningitis and in 2 of 9 (22%) with pneumococcal meningitis. Pleocytosis alone cannot be used as an indication of prolonging therapy; significance of persistent pleocytosis is not known.