Early lumbar puncture in adult bacterial meningitis - Rationale for revised guidelines

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 657-663

  Glimåker, Martin ^a   Johansson, Bibi ^a   Bell, Max ^a   Ericsson, Mats ^b   Bläckberg, Jonas ^c   Brink, Magnus ^d   Lindquist, Lars ^a   Sjölin, Jan ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Herniation; Lumbar puncture; Meningitis; Treatment delay

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN HERNIA; BREATHING PATTERN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DROWSINESS; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMOPHILIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETHARGY; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NYSTAGMUS; OPISTHOTONUS; PAPILLEDEMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUADRIPLEGIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; REVIEW; SEIZURE; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT DURATION; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SPINAL PUNCTURE; SWEDEN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84882321661     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2013.799289     Document Type: Review

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