C reactive protein for differentiating bacterial from aseptic meningitis in Thai patients

J Med Assoc Thai. 2005 Sep;88(9):1251-6.

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of serum CRP level differentiating between bacterial and aseptic meningitis in Thai patients.

Material and method: The authors measured the serum CRP level in patients who were diagnosed clinically as bacterial and aseptic meningitis.

Results: The authors evaluated 32 subjects, 12 with bacterial meningitis (all males) and 20 with aseptic meningitis (13 males, 7 females). The mean serum CRP level in the bacterial meningitis and aseptic meningitis group was 209.25 +/- 105.34 (range, 65 to 420) and 67.05 +/- 40.81 (range, 10 to 169) mg/L, respectively (p < 0.001).

Conclusions: Serum CRP can help differentiate between bacterial and aseptic meningitis.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • C-Reactive Protein / analysis*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Latex Fixation Tests
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Aseptic / blood
  • Meningitis, Aseptic / diagnosis*
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / blood
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Middle Aged
  • Prospective Studies
  • Thailand
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • C-Reactive Protein