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How can they know for sure if it is meningitis?
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CSF: The best way is to get a sample of the fluid in your spine (via a needle in the back) and to send it out for analysis. Neurologists, anesthesiologists, or radiologists can do this procedure, although any doctor can order it.
Answered 5/20/2016
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