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A systematic review of cases of meningitis in the absence of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis on lumbar puncture
BACKGROUND: Definitive diagnosis of meningitis is made by analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) obtained from a lumbar puncture (LP), which may take days. A timelier diagnostic clue of meningitis is pleocytosis on CSF analysis. However, meningitis may occur...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6683453/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31382892 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4204-z |