TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Meningitis A1 - Harper, Marvin B. A2 - Shah, Samir S. A2 - Kemper, Alex R. A2 - Ratner, Adam J. PY - 2019 T2 - Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2e AB - Meningitis is defined as an inflammation of the leptomeninges. Causes of meningitis are summarized in Table 19-1. Bacteria cause meningitis by invading and replicating in the subarachnoid space, causing significant morbidity and mortality. Although viruses, most commonly enteroviruses, also cause meningitis, few children with viral meningitis suffer any long-term sequelae. Therefore, the focus of this chapter is on bacterial meningitis. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/07 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157320421 ER -