VALUE OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA (TN-ALPHA) FOR RAPID DIAGNOSIS OF BACTERIAL MENINGITIS.

Meningitis is common in tropical areas and also in Egypt and has a world-wide distribution. This study evaluated the potential role of CSF TNF alpha in diagnosis and differenfial diagnosis of acute meningitis (bacterial versus asepic meningitis). This case-control study was conducted between Ain Shams University Tropical Medicine Department and Embaba Fever Hospital.