title: Bacterial meningitis without pleocytosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Critical Care, Bewell Hospitals, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India. Electronic address: maniansenthil@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Subramanian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Senthilkumaran
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Senthilraj
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, SIMS Chellam hospital, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Namasivayam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Balamurugan
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chennai Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Irungalur, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Ponniah
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thirumalaikolundusubramanian
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D007964:Leukocytosis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction