title: Factitious bacterial meningitis revisited.
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.
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008581:Meningitis / Q000382:microbiology*