Application of the Bacterial Meningitis Score for Infants Aged 0 to 60 Days. (10th December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rees, Chris A; Cruz, Andrea T; Freedman, Stephen B; Mahajan, Prashant; Uspal, Neil G; Okada, Pamela; Aronson, Paul L; Thompson, Amy D; Ishimine, Paul T; Schmidt, Suzanne M; Kuppermann, Nathan; Nigrovic, Lise E
• Is Part Of: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. Volume 8:Number 6(2019)
• Page Start: 559
• Page End: 562
• Publication Date: 2018-12-10
• Subjects: bacterial meningitis score -- infants -- sensitivity -- specificity; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piy126
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2048-7193

Abstract

Abstract: In 4292 infants aged ≤60 days with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pleocytosis, the bacterial meningitis score had excellent sensitivity (121 of 121 [100.0%] [95% confidence interval, 96.5%–100.0%]) but low specificity (66 of 4171 [1.6%] [95% confidence interval, 1.3%–2.0%]) and therefore should not be applied clinically to infants in this age group.