[N.B.T.-test in diagnosis of paediatric bacterial meningitis (author's transl)]

Usefulness of N.B.T.-test (absolute values and percentages) has been tested in the diagnosis of "acute meningitis" in pediatric age. A total of 210 children of different ages have been divided in 3 groups: group A, consisting of 105 children with bacterial meningitis. Group B, 36 children with viral meningitis and group C formed by 69 health children. Differences between groups A and B were statistically significant (p less than 0.001) on both percentage and absolute values, while they were non-significant (p less than 0.001) on both percentage and absolute values, while they were non-significant between B and C groups. On serial controls of N.B.T. test percentage value during follow-up of the disease, a progressive normalization was observed which authors think had value for evaluation of the efficacy of the treatment as well as for prognostic significance. Results were tabulated on the normogram of Feign et al., with significant areas for each group.