Retrospective analysis: Are fever and altered mental status indications for lumbar puncture in a hospitalized patient who has not undergone neurosurgery?

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 285-291

  Metersky, Mark L ^a,b   Williams, Andrew ^a   Rafanan, Albert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN HERNIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030748105     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514531     Document Type: Article

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