Pediatric and Neonatal - Bacterial Meningitis Score for Children

Bacterial Meningitis Score for Children

Select Criteria:

		Gram stain of CSF positive (2 points)
		CSF Protein more than 80 mg/dL (1 point)
		Blood absolute neutrophil count 10,000 cells/cubic mm or more (1 point)
		Incidence of seizures with illness (1 point)
		Spinal fluid neutrophil count >= 1000 cells per cubic mm (1 point)

Results: Total Criteria Point Count:

Risk of bacterial meningitis

0 points:	Aseptic meningitis very likely
1 point:	Aseptic menigitis less likely
2-6 points:	Bacterial Meningitis MORE likely

References

Nigrovic LE, Kuppermann N, Malley R. Development and validation of a multivariate predictive model to distinguish bacterial from aseptic meningitis in children in the post-haemophilus influenza era. Pediatrics. 2002; 110: 712-9.

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