Cerebrospinal fluid culture

• Case 342
• Clinical Presentations and Nosocomial Infections of Neurolisteriosis
• Advancements in the identification and utilization of cerebrospinal fluid immunological biomarkers for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis
• Case Report: Spinal cord abscess due to <em>Nocardia farcinica</em> presenting as longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis
• Metabolic Alterations in Human Post-Mortem Frontal Cortex and Cerebrospinal Fluid Associated With High Levels of Nicotine Metabolite Cotinine
• Epidemiology of bacterial and fungal infections among level IV neonatal units in North America
• Microbial isolates and resistance profiles in cerebrospinal fluid cultures: a five-year experience at a tertiary center
• Allergic Reaction to a Bovine-Derived Dural Graft Without Eosinophilic Meningitis: A Case Report and Literature Review

A cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture is a laboratory test to look for bacteria, fungi, and viruses in the fluid that moves in the space around the spinal cord. CSF protects the brain and spinal cord from injury.

Performing follow-up cerebrospinal fluid cultures has been demonstrated to lower mortality rates in Post-neurosurgical patients suffering from Gram-negative bacterial meningitis/encephalitis. The higher mortality rate observed in patients with persistent gram-negative bacterial meningitis/encephalitis suggests that performing follow-up cerebrospinal fluid cultures is a crucial component of proper patient care and management, and is therefore recommended for use by clinicians as a standard practice. This finding underscores the significance of consistent implementation of follow-up cerebrospinal fluid cultures in the management and prognosis of patients with Post-neurosurgical infections ¹⁾