RT Book, Section
A1 Sucher, Allana J.
A2 Attridge, Rebecca L.
A2 Miller, Monica L.
A2 Moote, Rebecca
A2 Ryan, Laurajo
SR Print(0)
ID 57292047
T1 Chapter 30. Meningitis
T2 Internal Medicine: A Guide to Clinical Therapeutics
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-174580-2
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57292047
RD 2024/04/20
AB Bacterial  etiology  of  meningitis  varies  by  patient  age,  immune  status,  &  history  of  neurosurgical  procedure  or  head  traumaAseptic  meningitis:  all  nonbacterial  causes  (viruses,  fungi,  parasites,  medications,  cochlear  implants,  malignancies)Nasopharyngeal  (bacteria)  or  mucosal  surface  (viral)  colonization  →  bacteremia  or  viremia  →  invasion  into  CNS  →  replication  →  meningeal  inflammation  →  neurological  sequelae