RT Book, Section
A1 Harper, Marvin B.
A2 Shah, Samir S.
A2 Kemper, Alex R.
A2 Ratner, Adam J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1157320421
T1 Meningitis
T2 Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861536
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157320421
RD 2024/04/20
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.