title: Reply to Brouwer and van de Beek.
authors.affiliation: Unit for Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glimåker
authors.affiliation: Unit for Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital.
authors.forename: Bibi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Johansson
authors.affiliation: Unit for Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital.
authors.forename: Örjan
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Grindborg
authors.affiliation: Unit of Biostatistics, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bottai
authors.affiliation: Unit for Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital.
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lindquist
authors.affiliation: Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sjölin
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013129:Spinal Puncture / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents