2007-05-26 06:46:24 · 3 answers · asked by SStylish 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Classic findings are WBC's, elevated protein, decreased glucose, and bacteria on the gram stain. Note that none of these is completely reliable, so if there's a high index of suspicion, you need to treat at least until the cultures come back negative.
2007-05-26 08:05:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Septic- assuming you're referring to Pyogenic? Depends some on the age of the patient:
Neonates- Escherichia coli and group B streptococci
Geriatric- Streptococcus pneumoniae Listeria monocytogenes can be more common
Among adolescents, Neisseria meningitidis is quite common.
2007-05-26 14:33:35 · answer #2 · answered by Queenie in the vitamins 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
wwd is on target, but the protein is decreased in bacterial meningitis, and increased in viral meningitis.
2007-05-27 23:04:33 · answer #3 · answered by bad guppy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋