TY - JOUR
T1 - Subdural collections of fluid in acute bacterial meningitis
T2 - A review of 136 cases
AU - Syrogiannopoulos, G. A.
AU - Nelson, J. D.
AU - McCracken, G. H.
PY - 1986/1/1
Y1 - 1986/1/1
N2 - Collection of fluid in the subdural space during the course of acute bacterial meningitis is common in infants and is generally referred to as subdural effusion. The factors that influence formation of subdural effusion remain unclear. Large white blood cell counts (WBC) combined with an increased percentage of neutrophils and low glucose content, even when the culture is negative, are considered indicative of infected effusions. When grossly purulent material is encountered in the subdural space, the term subdural empyema is used.
AB - Collection of fluid in the subdural space during the course of acute bacterial meningitis is common in infants and is generally referred to as subdural effusion. The factors that influence formation of subdural effusion remain unclear. Large white blood cell counts (WBC) combined with an increased percentage of neutrophils and low glucose content, even when the culture is negative, are considered indicative of infected effusions. When grossly purulent material is encountered in the subdural space, the term subdural empyema is used.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 3725642
AN - SCOPUS:0022624577
SN - 0891-3668
VL - 5
SP - 343
EP - 352
JO - Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
JF - Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
IS - 3
ER -