RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Acute community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults: An evidence-based review
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 393
OP 400
DO 10.3949/ccjm.79gr.12003
VO 79
IS 6
A1 Bhimraj, Adarsh
YR 2012
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/6/393.abstract
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.