Data complete?
Evaluation appropriate?
Total score
Does the childneed to have a lumbar puncture?
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Purpose: To determine the risk of bacterial meningitis in a child with meningeal symptoms using the risk score of Oostenbrink et al.
Specialty: Infectious Diseases, Neurology
Objective: risk factors, clinical diagnosis, including family history for genetics, severity, prognosis, stage
ICD-10: G00,