In order to be cleared for surgery to fix my ICP issue, I had to be infection free. To be cleared, Infectious Disease had to pull 3 CSF samples a few days apart and test the samples to see if the CSF grows the bacteria.
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Gelatinous devil
All three consecutive samples had to test negative for the bacteria. If any one of the three tested positive, then start the testing over. After a couple weeks, I was supposedly clear of the infection, and okayed for surgery to address my ICP issue.