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Query: UMLS:C0085437 (bacterial meningitis)
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In this report we introduce CSF Elastase-alpha 1-Proteinase inhibitor as a valuable indicator for differentiating bacterial meningitis from aseptic meningitis and other neurological disorders. All patients (n = 26) with bacterial meningitis had increased CSF concentrations of E-alpha 1-PI above the range of normal (range of reference values: 0.0-2.3 micrograms/l, n = 79; bacterial meningitis: 30-3490 micrograms/l, n = 26). Concentrations of E-alpha 1-PI in bacterial meningitis were significantly elevated when compared with those in aseptic meningitis (0.0-194 micrograms/l, n = 37), polyneuropathy (0-23 micrograms/l, n = 24) and cerebrovascular attack (0-23.2 micrograms/l, n = 17).
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PMID:Diagnostic value of elastase-alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor in cerebrospinal fluid. 326 64