Bacterial meningitis lumbar puncture
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Lumbar puncture
Indications of lumbar puncture
Findings of lumbar puncture in bacterial meningitis
Following CSF findings may suggest bacterial meningitis:
- A pressure of over 180 mmH2O
- CSF cell count in 1000s.
- Granulocytes > lymphocytest
- Elevated protein may range between 100-500mg/dl
- Glucose ratio(CSF/plasma)<0.3
- CSF lactate >2.1mmol/l