TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 30. Meningitis A1 - Sucher, Allana J. A2 - Attridge, Rebecca L. A2 - Miller, Monica L. A2 - Moote, Rebecca A2 - Ryan, Laurajo PY - 2013 T2 - Internal Medicine: A Guide to Clinical Therapeutics 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 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57292047 ER -