Bacterial meningitis in the absence of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis: A case report and review of the literature - PubMed

Elevation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cell count is a key sign in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. However, there have been reports of bacterial meningitis with no abnormalities in initial CSF testing. This type of presentation is extremely rare in adult patients. Here, a case involving an 83…