How do I perform a lumbar puncture and analyze the results to diagnose bacterial meningitis?

JAMA

Volumn 296, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 2012-2022

  Straus, Sharon E ^a,b,e   Thorpe, Kevin E ^b,c   Holroyd Leduc, Jayna ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^e FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BED REST; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY CARE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDLINE; MOBILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 33750334563     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.16.2012     Document Type: Review

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