Central nervous system infections in the absence of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis

dc.contributor.authorErdem, Hakan
dc.contributor.authorOzturk-Engin, Derya
dc.contributor.authorCag, Yasemin
dc.contributor.authorSenbayrak, Seniha
dc.contributor.authorInan, Asuman
dc.contributor.authorKazak, Esra
dc.contributor.authorSavasci, Umit
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T18:53:29Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T18:53:29Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractPrevious 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. © 2017 The Author(s)
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijid.2017.10.011
dc.identifier.endpage109
dc.identifier.issn1201-9712
dc.identifier.pmid29081366
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85033370896
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage107
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2017.10.011
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/12731
dc.identifier.volume65
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20250125
dc.subjectCSF; Encephalitis; Leukocyte; Meningitis; Pleocytosis
dc.titleCentral nervous system infections in the absence of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis
dc.typeArticle

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