Lumbar puncture in the management of adults with suspected bacterial meningitis-a survey of practice

Journal of Infection

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 315-319

  Clark, Tristan ^a,b   Duffell, Erika ^b   Stuart, James M ^b   Heyderman, Robert S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Bacterial meningitis; Diagnosis; Lumbar puncture; Management; Meningococcal disease

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; OXYGEN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; CONSENSUS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEPTIC SHOCK; UNITED KINGDOM; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MICROBIOLOGY; PUNCTURE;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL PUNCTURE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33747372596     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.07.025     Document Type: Article

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