Literature DB >> 7153328

Factitious bacterial meningitis revisited.

E Peterson, L Thrupp, N Uchiyama, B Hawkins, B Wolvin, G Greene.   

Abstract

Nonviable gram-negative bacilli were seen in smears of cerebrospinal fluid from eight infants in whom bacterial meningitis was ruled out. Tubes from commercial kits were the source of the factitious organisms.

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Year:  1982        PMID： 7153328      PMCID： PMC272465          DOI： 10.1128/jcm.16.4.758-760.1982

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Clin Microbiol        ISSN： 0095-1137            Impact factor:   5.948


  6 in total

1.  Factitious meningitis. Diagnostic error due to nonviable bacteria in commercial lumbar puncture trays.

Authors:  R A Weinstein; F W Bauer; R D Hoffman; P G Tyler; R L Anderson; W E Stamm
Journal:  JAMA       Date:  1975-08-25       Impact factor: 56.272

2.  Letter: False-positive gram stains of cerebrospinal fluid.

Authors:  D M Musher; R F Schell
Journal:  Ann Intern Med       Date:  1973-10       Impact factor: 25.391

3.  The cerebrospinal fluid in the healthy newborn infant.

Authors:  B T Naidoo
Journal:  S Afr Med J       Date:  1968-09-14

4.  False-positive Gram-stained smears.

Authors:  C H Hoke; J M Batt; S Mirrett; R L Cox; L B Reller
Journal:  JAMA       Date:  1979-02-02       Impact factor: 56.272

5.  Erroneous diagnosis of meningitis due to false-positive gram stains.

Authors:  C D Ericsson; M Carmichael; L K Pickering; R Mussett; S Kohl
Journal:  South Med J       Date:  1978-12       Impact factor: 0.954

6.  Cerebrospinal fluid evaluation in neonates: comparison of high-risk infants with and without meningitis.

Authors:  L D Sarff; L H Platt; G H McCracken
Journal:  J Pediatr       Date:  1976-03       Impact factor: 4.406
  6 in total

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