Nitroblue Tetrazilium dye Reduction Test for Differential Diagnosis of Varilus Menigitis.
- Author:
Hong Kyu LEE
1
;
Chang Jun COE
;
Duk Jin YUN
Author Information
1. Departement of pediatrics, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Child;
Diagnosis, Differential*;
Humans;
Meningitis;
Meningitis, Bacterial;
Neutrophils;
Nitroblue Tetrazolium;
Pediatrics
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1978;21(4):290-295
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The usefullness of the nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) test as an aid in the differential diagnosis of various meningitis was evaluated in infancy and childhood. 36 cases of patients with various meningitis who were admitted to the department of pediatrics in Severance Hospital from June, 1975 to March, 1976 and 8 cases of healthy children as control were the subject of this study. The following results were observed; the mean proportion of NBT-positive neutrophils was 4.0?2.0% in healthy control group, 17.0?.7% in patients with bacterial meningitis, 6.0?.3% in tuberculous menigitis, and 5.o?,1% in aspetic meningitis. And we couclued that NBT test is useful in differenciating various form of meningitis.
