lumbar puncture造句

Appropriate antibiotic treatment must be started as soon as possible, ideally after the lumbar puncture has been carried out if such a puncture can be performed immediately.

This entails examining cerebro-spinal fluid obtained by lumbar puncture and is used to determine the course of treatment.

If treatment is started prior to the lumbar puncture it may be difficult to grow the bacteria from the spinal fluid and confirm the diagnosis.