Correlation between CSF Glucose Estimation using Glucometers against the Conventional Laboratory Technique in Determining Bacterial Meningitis: An Indian Study.

Bacterial meningitis remains a disease with devastating attack rates and growing drug resistance among causative bacteria. Early diagnosis and timely management has an implication on the prognosis and outcome. However, lack of laboratory facilities, travel time for the sample to reach the laboratory and the laborious laboratory methods may result in deferment in precise treatment resulting in avoidable morbidity and mortality.