More lumbar punctures, please! [3]

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 177-

  Finn, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LETTER; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MENINGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; DRUG RESISTANCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; NOTE; PUNCTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 18544412048     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.88.2.177     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Kneen R, Solomon T, Appleton R. The role of lumbar puncture in suspected CNS infection - a disappearing skill? Arch Dis Child 2002;87:181-3.
2. Riordan FAI, Cant AJ. When to do a lumbar puncture. Arch Dis Child 2002;87:235-7.
3. Bedford H, de Louvois J, Halket S, et al. Meningitis in infancy in England and Wales: follow up at age 5 years. BMJ 2001;323:533-6.