Evaluation of children with acute central nervous system infections admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit and pediatric ward: a retrospective study
Impaired consciousness, seizure, and thrombocytosis on admission were important risk factors for PICU admission. Serum CRP levels can serve as an indicator of bacterial meningitis. A combination of physical findings from clinical evaluations and laboratory data is necessary to accurately diagnose bacterial CNS infections.
Authors
- Hande Şenol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6395-7924)
- Hatice Feray Arı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2208-2524)
- Melis Deniz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9740-4196)
- Hasan Tezer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6871-4112)
- Tuğba Erat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2434-4134)
- Feyza Kabar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7029-1936)
Institutions
- Ministry of Health (TR)
- Memorial Ankara Hospital (TR)
- Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (TR)
- Şanlıurfa Mehmet Akif İnan Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Pamukkale University (TR)
- Gazi University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-05255-3
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00