Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

The validity of cerebrospinal fluid parameters for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis

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dc.contributor.author Solari, Lely
dc.contributor.author Soto, Alonso
dc.contributor.author Agapito, Juan Carlos
dc.contributor.author Acurio, Vilma
dc.contributor.author Vargas, Dante
dc.contributor.author Battaglioli, Tulia
dc.contributor.author Accinelli Tanaka, Roberto Alfonso
dc.contributor.author Gotuzzo Herencia, José Eduardo
dc.contributor.author van der Stuyft, Patrick
dc.date.accessioned 2022-01-04T20:30:00Z
dc.date.available 2022-01-04T20:30:00Z
dc.date.issued 2013
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/10518
dc.description.abstract To assess the diagnostic validity of laboratory cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) parameters for discriminating between tuberculous meningitis (TBM) and other causes of meningeal syndrome in high tuberculosis incidence settings. From November 2009 to November 2011, we included patients with a clinical suspicion of meningitis attending two hospitals in Lima, Peru. Using a composite reference standard, we classified them as definite TBM, probable TBM, and non-TBM cases. We assessed the validity of four CSF parameters, in isolation and in different combinations, for diagnosing TBM: adenosine deaminase activity (ADA), protein level, glucose level, and lymphocytic pleocytosis. One hundred and fifty-seven patients were included; 59 had a final diagnosis of TBM (18 confirmed and 41 probable). ADA was the best performing parameter. It attained a specificity of 95%, a positive likelihood ratio of 10.7, and an area under the receiver operating characteristics curve of 82.1%, but had a low sensitivity (55%). None of the combinations of CSF parameters achieved a fair performance for ‘ruling out’ TBM. Finding CSF ADA greater than 6 U/l in patients with a meningeal syndrome strongly supports a diagnosis of TBM and permits the commencement of anti-tuberculous treatment. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartofseries International Journal of Infectious Diseases
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Tuberculous meningitis en_US
dc.subject Adenosine deaminase en_US
dc.subject Sensitivity and specificity en_US
dc.subject Diagnosis en_US
dc.subject Neurological en_US
dc.title The validity of cerebrospinal fluid parameters for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2013.06.003
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.08
dc.relation.issn 1878-3511


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