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Data for Interpretation of white blood cell counts in the cerebrospinal fluid of neonates with traumatic lumbar puncture

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Title Data for Interpretation of white blood cell counts in the cerebrospinal fluid of neonates with traumatic lumbar puncture
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/BNS5PL
 
Creator García-de la Rosa, Gema
De Las Heras-Flórez, Silvia
Rodríguez-Afonso, Jorge
Carretero-Pérez, Mercedes
 
Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description Difficulty in interpreting white blood cell (WBC) counts in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) complicates the diagnosis of neonatal meningitis in traumatic lumbar punctures (LP). The aim of our study was to determine the correction factor for meningitis that offers the greatest diagnostic efficacy and accurate interpretation of WBC counts in traumatic LP.
 
Subject Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
 
Contributor García-de la Rosa, Gema