A lumbar puncture is done on an infant suspected to have meningitis.If the infant has bacterial meningitis,the nurse would expect the cerebral spinal fluid to show what result?

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Bacterial meningitis would cause an increase in white blood cells in the cerebral spinal fluid. An elevated red blood cell count would not be expected in this situation. Normal glucose levels may or may not be present, and a decreased white blood cell count would not be expected.

A Lumbar Puncture Is Done on an Infant Suspected to Have