Mandal B K, Evans D I, Ironside A G, Pullan B R
Br Med J. 1972 Nov 18;4(5837):413-5. doi: 10.1136/bmj.4.5837.413.
In 19 cases of lymphocytic meningitis, the radioactive bromide partition test showed that four were tuberculous and 15 viral in origin. In all the tuberculous cases the serum/cerebrospinal fluid bromide ratio was below a critical value of 1.6, and in all the cases of viral meningitis the ratio was above this value. The test may be particularly helpful when diagnosis is difficult. The test may prove to be a valuable and justified additional procedure in the early diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis.
在19例淋巴细胞性脑膜炎患者中,放射性溴化物分配试验显示,4例为结核性,15例为病毒性。在所有结核性病例中,血清/脑脊液溴化物比值低于临界值1.6,而在所有病毒性脑膜炎病例中,该比值高于此值。当诊断困难时,该试验可能特别有用。该试验可能被证明是结核性脑膜炎早期诊断中有价值且合理的附加检查方法。