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 2024/10/08 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.