The Value of Cerebrospinal Fluid Enrichment Culture in the Diagnosis of Acute Bacterial Meningitis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-82

  Lessing, M P A ^a   Bowler, I C J ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; BACTERIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030065581     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01586191     Document Type: Article

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