title: [Statistical investigation into the methodology at various centres of the microbiological diagnosis of the cerebro-spinal fluid (author's transl)].
abstract: To survey statistically the bacteriological methods used in the culture of the cerebro-spinal fluid in Italian hospitals, we sent a questionnaire nearly 400 laboratories in various regional, provincial and zonal hospitals. We received 36 replies, which, although not numerous, have furnished the data for present paper.
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media
vernacular_title: Indagine policentrica statistica sulle metodologie di diagnostica microbiologica del liquor.