title: Does prior antibiotic treatment hamper the diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis? An analysis of a series of 135 childhood cases.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins; D005947:Glucose