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If some1 had the begining of meningitis would an infection show up in blood test please?
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Depends on the kind: The peripheral white blood cell count can be elevated in the early stage of bacterial meningitis but the best test is analysis of cerebrospinal fluid obtained by spinal tap.
Answered 1/31/2015
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