The Role of Serum Procalcitonin in Diagnosis and Detection of Outcome of Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Childern

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 .