PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Adarsh Bhimraj
TI  - Acute community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults: An evidence-based review
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.79gr.12003
DP  - 2012 Jun 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 393--400
VI  - 79
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/6/393.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/6/393.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2012 Jun 01; 79
AB  - Community-acquired bacterial meningitis is still a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Clinicians should know how to quickly diagnose it, perform a lumbar puncture, order the necessary tests, and start appropriate empiric therapy promptly.