Bacterial Meningitis
Investigators at Vanderbilt University, Department of Otolaryngology publish new data on bacterial meningitis
Published in Health Risk Factor Week, April 1st, 2008
New investigation results, 'Chemical meningitis following cerebellopontine angle tumor surgery,' are detailed in a study published in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. According to a study from the United States, "Postoperative chemical meningitis mimics bacterial meningitis, complicating the diagnosis until results of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cultures can be obtained. We analyzed clinical and laboratory data from a series of 1146 patients to identify findings that could exclude bacterial meningitis."
"We reviewed the charts of patients who developed meningitis after cerebellopontine angle surgery. Lumbar puncture data from asymptomatic postoperative...
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