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  1. Meningococcal Disease Tests: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    A meningococcal disease test checks for meningococcal bacteria in your blood or cerebrospinal fluid. Early treatment helps to avoid serious health problems. ... Neisseria meningitidis ). Meningococcal disease tests look for these bacteria in your blood or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the fluid in spaces around your brain ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/meningococcal-disease-tests - Medical Tests
  2. Strep B Test: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    ... Pregnancy Prenatal Testing Streptococcal Infections Related Medical Tests Bacteria Culture Test Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis How to Cope with Medical Test ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/strep-b-test - Medical Tests
  3. Pneumococcal Disease Tests: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    ... antigen test , which is used to identify pneumococcus bacteria in your urine or cerebrospinal fluid. A pneumococcal culture , which is a bacteria culture test that helps find pneumococcus bacteria in ... from your: Blood Urine Sputum Nostrils (nasopharyngeal swab) Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Your provider may order a pneumococcal culture, pneumococcal antigen test, and/or a pneumococcal PCR test to help identify the bacteria. Your sample may be tested using a Gram ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/pneumococcal-disease-tests - Medical Tests
  4. Subacute and Chronic Meningitis (Merck & Co., Inc.)  
    Meningitis/Specifics ... Meningitis ... Merck & Co., Inc. ... Subacute and Chronic Meningitis - Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis & treatment from the Merck Manuals - ...
    https://www.merckmanuals.com/.../subacute-and-chronic-meningitis - External Health Links
  5. Gram stain (image) 
    ... from body fluids that do not normally contain bacteria, such as blood, urine, or cerebrospinal fluid. A sample can also be taken from the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19955.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. CSF smear 
    A cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) smear is a lab test to look for bacteria, fungi, and viruses in the fluid that moves in the space around the spinal cord and brain. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003768.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Lyme Disease Tests: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    ... tests? Lyme disease is an infection caused by bacteria you get from tick bites . Lyme disease tests look for signs of infection in a sample of your blood or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). CSF is a clear liquid that flows in and around your brain and spinal cord. The test checks your sample for antibodies that your immune system makes to fight the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. You can get Lyme ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/lyme-disease-tests - Medical Tests
  8. What's New on MedlinePlus 
    ... Pneumococcal Disease Tests These tests check for the bacteria that cause pneumococcal disease. The tests may be done on blood, urine, sputum, or cerebrospinal fluid samples. August 30, 2024 Revised and updated MedlinePlus ...
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  9. Lactate Test: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    ... help find out if it is caused by bacteria or a virus . Because meningitis is an infection of the brain and spinal cord, both cerebrospinal fluid and blood may be tested. Why do I ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/lactate-test - Medical Tests
  10. Listeriosis 
    Laboratory tests may be done to detect the bacteria in amniotic fluid, blood, feces, and urine. A spinal fluid (cerebrospinal fluid or CSF) culture will be performed if ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001380.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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