Bacterial Meningitis Score for Children

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CSF gram stain positive

CSF ANC ≥ 1,000 cells/uL

CSF protein ≥ 80 mg/dL (800 mg/L)

Peripheral blood ANC ≥ 10,000 cells/uL

Seizure at (or prior to) initial presentation

References

Nina S. Groeneveld. Diagnostic prediction models for bacterial meningitis in children with a suspected central nervous system infection: a systematic review and prospective validation study. BMJ Open, 2024
L. Nigrovic. Meta-analysis of bacterial meningitis score validation studies. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2012
L. Nigrovic. Clinical prediction rule for identifying children with cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis at very low risk of bacterial meningitis.. JAMA, 2007
L. Nigrovic. Development and validation of a multivariable predictive model to distinguish bacterial from aseptic meningitis in children in the post-Haemophilus influenzae era.. Pediatrics, 2002