Central nervous system infections in the absence of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis.

Erdem, Hakan; Ozturk-Engin, Derya; Cag, Yasemin; Senbayrak, Seniha; Inan, Asuman; Kazak, Esra; Savasci, Umit; ELALDI, NAZİF; VAHABOĞLU, HALUK; Hasbun, Rodrigo

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2017.10.011

Central nervous system infections in the absence of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis.

Erdem H., Ozturk-Engin D., Cag Y., Senbayrak S., Inan A., Kazak E., ...Daha Fazla

International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, cilt.65, ss.107-109, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 65
Basım Tarihi: 2017
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.10.011
Dergi Adı: International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.107-109
Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Previous multicenter/multinational studies were evaluated to determine the frequency of the absence of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis in patients with central nervous system infections, as well as the clinical impact of this condition. It was found that 18% of neurosyphilis, 7.9% of herpetic meningoencephalitis, 3% of tuberculous meningitis, 1.7% of Brucella meningitis, and 0.2% of pneumococcal meningitis cases did not display cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis. Most patients were not immunosuppressed. Patients without pleocytosis had a high rate of unfavorable outcomes and thus this condition should not be underestimated. (C) 2017 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases.