Background: Lumbar puncture (LP) to exclude meningitis is part of an infection screen in many neonatal units. For best outcome, meningitis requires early initiation of treatment. Results of ...

Despite the mortality and long-term sequelae occurring secondary to neonatal meningitis, past studies have shown that lumbar punctures (LPs) are not done in neonates as often as they should be. This ...

This complication has been known anecdotally since the earliest use of LP, but modern series estimate occurrence in <1% of patients with bacterial meningitis. In addition, it is difficult to know if ...

A high-resolution ultrasound device has shown great accuracy in detecting suspected meningitis in newborns and infants, potentially offering a noninvasive alternative to lumbar puncture, the ...

A high-resolution ultrasound-based device demonstrated excellent accuracy in detecting elevated white blood cell (WBC) counts in cerebrospinal fluids, showing promise as a non-invasive screening tool ...

276 LP attempts were examined prospectively by physician questionnaire and medical record review. Factors occurring at the time of LP as well as time required for CSF receipt at the laboratory (DEL) ...

Late-onset meningitis (LOM) and late-onset sepsis (LOS) without LOM conferred a significant risk beyond that associated with preterm birth only. The risk of neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) in LOM ...

A lumbar puncture (LP), which is also called a spinal tap, is a common neurological test that's done to examine the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)—the protective fluid that surrounds your brain and spinal ...