Lumbar Puncture in Cerebrospinal Meningitis
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Admission diagnosis and timing of lumbar puncture in bacterial meningitis
Results 132 cases were included. Diagnosis at admission included meningitis (39%, n = 50), pneumonia/sepsis (9%, n = 12), acute cerebral vascular disease (10%, n = 13), febrilia (11%, n = 14), confusion/unconsciousness (15%, n = 19), other (16%, n = 21); with median time from admission to lumbar puncture 0.95 hr, 4.5 hr, 3,5 hr, 1.9 hr, 2.3 hr, and 4.15 hr (p < 0.0001 Kruskal-Wallis), respectiv...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
سال: 1905
ISSN: 0002-9629
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-190510000-00041