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Bacterial Meningitis
New bacterial meningitis study findings have been reported by researchers at Aarhus University
April 8th, 2008
According to recent research from Aalborg, Denmark, "The diagnosis of bacterial meningitis may be established through positive blood cultures in cases with negative culture of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). However, information is sparse regarding how often the aetiological diagnosis is determined by blood culture alone." "Therefore, we undertook a retrospective study of patients with meningitis and a blood culture-based bacterial diagnosis in North Jutland County, Denmark in 1997-2005. Patients were included if they had 1) a microscopy- and culture-negative CSF specimen with a leukocyte count >= 100 x 10(6)/l and an erythrocyte count <= 10,000x10(6)/1 and 2) a...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-04-08)
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