4th Pediatric Infectious Diseases Conference
 
 
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Question
Dear POC, is a cyto count of 12.5 polys in a CSF sample of a neonate normal? Please tell me the normal range of cells in CSF cytology and it's biochemistry till 2 months of age. thanking you.
Answer
Normal CSF opening pressure ranges from 10 to 100 mm H20 in young children, 60 to 200 mm H20 after eight years of age, and up to 250 mm H20 in obese patients. Normal CSF may contain up to 5 WBCs per mm3 in adults and 20 WBCs per mm3 in newborns.
 
 
 
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Should teicoplannin, colistin be used in case of neonatal sepsis where culture does not reveal any organism_?
No, it should be used only after drug sensitivity report
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