Correlation between leukocyte aggregation score of cerebrospinal fluid and bacterial meningitis in children
Keywords:
bacterial meningitis, leukocyte aggregation score, cerebrospinal fluid
Abstract
Background Bacterial meningitis is one of life-threatening dis-eases and carries a risk of sequelae in affected children. In terms
of cost and rapid differentiation between bacterial and non-bacte-
rial meningitis, several tests have been proposed.
Objective This study aimed to determine the use of leukocyte
aggregation score (LAS) of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in diagnos-
ing bacterial meningitis.
Methods A prospective analytic study was done from October 2001
to July 2002 in the Department of Child Health, Medical School,
Sam Ratulangi University/ Manado General Hospital. Children pre-
senting with symptoms of meningitis, aged between 28 days and
13 years were enrolled. LAS was counted in percentage. Regres-
sion analysis was used to determine the correlation between LAS
and diagnosis of bacterial meningitis.
Results CSF examinations were done on 35 meningitis patients.
Three patients were excluded. The remaining 32 patients com-
prised of 11 with bacterial meningitis and the other 21 with non-
bacterial meningitis. The mean of LAS in bacterial meningitis was
significantly higher than that of non-bacterial meningitis (p<0.001).
The cut off value of LAS to diagnose bacterial meningitis was
12.35%.
Conclusion LAS may be used as a fast and simple alternative
diagnostic tool to confirm the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis
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agement of children with suspected bacterial meningi-
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AF. Value of C-reactive protein measurement in tu-
berculous, bacterial and viral meningitis. Arch Dis
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C-reactive protein, á-1 antitrypsin and immunoglobu-
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Tumor necrosis factor-á in infectious meningitis. Arch
Dis Child 1989;64:1274-9.
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Magness RR, Mc Cracken GH. Cerebrospinal fluid
prostaglandins, interleukin 1-â and tumor necrosis fac-
tor in bacterial meningitis. Clinical and laboratory cor-
relations in placebo treated and dexamethasone treated
patients. Am J Dis Child 1990;144:883-7.
10. Lopez-Cortez LF, Cruz-Ruiz M, Gomez-Mateos J,
Jimenez-Hernandez D, Palomino J, Jimenez E.
Measurement of levels of tumor necrosis factor-α
and interleukin 1-α in the cerebrospinal fluid of
the patients with meningitis of different etiolo-
gies: utility in the differential diagnosis. Clin Inf
Dis 1993;16:534-9.
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Mertsola J, Olsen KD, et al. Detection of interleukin
1-α but not tumor necrosis factor-α in cerebrospinal
fluid of children with aseptic meningitis. Am J Dis
Child 1990;144:349-52.
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L, Fein J, Corcoran J, et al. Cytokine elevations in in-
fants with bacterial and aseptic meningitis. J Pediatr
1995;126:872-6.
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Aoki T, et al. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in
cerebrospinal fluid from patients with meningitis. Blood
1991;77:2214-7.
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terial antigen detection tests in the diagnosis of bacte-
rial meningitis. Pediatr Emerg Care 1994;10:67-71.
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brospinal fluid leucocyte aggregation in meningitis.
Pediatr Inf Dis J 1997;16:647-51.
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JM. Value of cerebrospinal fluid leucocyte aggregation
in distinguishing the causes of meningitis in children.
Pediatr Inf Dis J 2000;19:66-72.
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In: Jeliffe DB, editor. Child health in the tropics. A prac-
tical handbook for health personnel. 5 th ed. USA: ELBS;
1985. p. 148-55.
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gust 13, 2002]. University Health System. 1995-
2000. Available from URL: http://www.meddean.
luc.edu/lumen/Deptwebs/microbio/med/gram/
tech.htm.
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Broome CV. Bacterial meningitis in the United States
1986: report of a multistate surveillance study. J Inf Dis
1990;162:1313-23.
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JH, editor. Textbook of child neurology. 4 th ed. London:
Lea and Febiger; 1990. p. 327-45.
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6 th ed. London: Llyod-Luke; 1986. p. 526-34.
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Philadelphia: JB Lippincott Co; 1992. p. 777-88.
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with normal cerebrospinal fluid. Pediatr Inf Dis J
1987;6:1040-2.
24. Menkes JH. The causes of low spinal fluid sugar in
bacterial meningitis: another look. Pediatrics
1969;44:1-3.
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