title: Evolving concepts in pediatric bacterial meningitis--Part I: Pathophysiology and diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lipton
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Schafermeyer
mesh_terms: D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010808:Physical Examination; D012307:Risk Factors