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  • Title: Traumatic lumbar punctures in infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit.
    Author: Srinivasan L, Shah SS, Abbasi S, Padula MA, Harris MC.
    Journal: Pediatr Infect Dis J; 2013 Oct; 32(10):1150-2. PubMed ID: 23624433.
    Abstract:
    Traumatic lumbar punctures occur frequently in the neonatal intensive care unit, making the interpretation of cerebrospinal fluid values difficult. We report correction factors for cerebrospinal fluid protein and white blood cells in the face of red blood cell contamination. These correction factors should facilitate the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis in highrisk hospitalized infants.
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