Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 365-369 , May 2003

Absolute neutrophil count in aseptic and bacterial meningitis related to time of lumbar puncture

  • Rachel Straussberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics C, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Child Neurology Unit, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to:Dr. Straussberg; Department of Pediatrics C, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel; 14 Kaplan St; Petah Tikva, Israel 49202.
    • ,
  • Liora Harel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics C, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Moshe Nussinovitch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics C, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Jacob Amir, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics C, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

Received 17 October 2002 ,Accepted 10 December 2002.

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PII: S0887-8994(03)00003-1

doi: 10.1016/S0887-8994(03)00003-1

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 365-369 , May 2003

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