Efficacy of urine reagent strips for analysis of cerebrospinal fluid cellularity and biochemical parameters

Background: Meningitis is a severe infection affecting the central nervous system requiring early management to prevent debilitating consequences and death. Detection of meningitis can be done by analysis cerebrospinal fluid cellularity biochemistry (glucose protein concentration). Urine reagent strips used assess these variables reach diagnosis early, thereby, reducing delay in initiation its treatment. Aims Objectives: The current study aimed determine efficacy urine for CSF. Materials Methods: prospective was tertiary care center Rewa, M.P., on 100 cerebral spinal (CSF) samples obtained from children suspected meningitis, which were, then, analyzed both conventional methods CSF (including routine biochemical microscopic analysis) index test, utilizing Combur-10 estimation cell, protein, glucose. These results correlated calculate diagnostic utility rapid meningitis. Results: sensitivity, specificity, accuracy detection cell count >10/cumm were 81.81%, 98.21%, 91%, respectively, 78.57%, 81.25%, 79% >30 mg/dL. Reagent showed sensitivity specificity 96.85% 79.41% glucose levels <50 two an almost perfect degree agreement leucocytes with Cohen’s kappa value 0.86. Conclusion: helpful bedside screening test also resource-limited settings.