Meningitis is one of the most common central nervous system (CNS) infections encountered in infants and children. The source of infection in meningitis can be bacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic in origin . Bacterial meningitis is a paediatric emergency with high mortality and morbidity rate. Hence it must be diagnosed and treated promptly. But the similar clinical presentation often makes it difficult to differentiate bacterial and non-bacterial aetiologies in children .
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To asses the serum level of procalcitonin diagnosis of acute baterial meningitis in children
Timeframe: one year