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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1978;21(4):290-295. Published online April 30, 1978.

Nitroblue Tetrazilium dye Reduction Test for Differential Diagnosis of Varilus Menigitis.

Hong Kyu Lee, Chang Jun Coe, Duk Jin Yun, No author name is english No author name is english

¹Departement of pediatrics, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Korea.

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.

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