title: Anaerobic bacterial meningitis.
abstract: We report a case of anaerobic bacterial meningitis in which a rapid diagnosis was achieved by direct gas-liquid chromatography of cerebrospinal fluid.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000032:analysis / Q000382:microbiology; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile / Q000032:analysis; D006089:Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile