Meningitis is an infection of the tissue layers surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Pathogens such as HI bacteria, pneumococci, meningococci, viruses and fungi can cause meningitis. Lumbar puncture is the most important method to diagnose meningitis.

Meningitis in newborns is a rare but dangerous disease, and can be life-threatening for children. It will be very dangerous if newborns have meningitis and it is not detected and treated properly early. Therefore, it is necessary to do some tests to diagnose neonatal meningitis such as complete blood cell analysis, CRP, blood culture, blood sugar at the same time as cerebrospinal fluid puncture, brain ultrasound,...