“lumbar puncture”簡單造句，lumbar puncture造句子

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.

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.

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