Predictive value of repeated cerebrospinal fluid parameters in the outcomes of bacterial meningitis in infants <90 days of age.
Joseph Y TingAshley RobertsSarah KhanAri BitnunMichael HawkesMichelle BartonJennifer BowesJason BrophyLynda OuchenirChristian RenaudAndrée-Anne BoisvertJane McDonaldJoan L RobinsonPublished in: PloS one (2020)
In this multi-centre retrospective cohort study, infants with gram negative meningitis were more likely to have repeated LP. A high WBC on the second CSF sample was predictive of adverse outcome at the time of discharge from the hospital.