Keywords
meningite, diagnóstico bacteriológico
líquido cefalorraquidiano, pesquisa de substâncias antibacterianas
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Abstract
A sirnple procedure for detection of antibacterial substances in the spinal fluid was devised. The aim was disclosing to which extent an.tíbacterial substances could interfere with the diagnosis of bacterial meningites. MüIler-Hinton aga r plates were inoculated witlr Staphylococcus aureus ATCC-e538 P which is a non-penicillinase-producing strain and is sensitive to many antibacterial substances. A perfora ted metal model receivcd th e spinal fluid, the occu rance or absence of growth being noted. Out of 641 spinal fluid specimens, 38,53% showed presence of antibacterial substances, In 60,53% of th e LCR studied, a bacteria was identified bactertologically and/or immunologicaIly.
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