Abstract:Introduction: Bacterial meningitis among adults is a medical emergency and requires immediate diagnosis as well as immediate treatment. As clinical diagnosis is not always reliable, laboratory isolation along with antimicrobial susceptibility results are crucial. Conventional agar culture methods gives poor sensitivity and delayed results. Automated culture methods like BACTEC are suitable option for culture of sterile fluids beside blood culture. Aim: To determine the bacterial agents causing meningitis in t… Show more
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