TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Acute Meningitis and Encephalitis A1 - Kasper, Dennis L. A1 - Fauci, Anthony S. A1 - Hauser, Stephen L. A1 - Longo, Dan L. A1 - Jameson, J. Larry A1 - Loscalzo, Joseph Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19e AB - Acute infections of the nervous system include bacterial meningitis, viral meningitis, encephalitis, focal infections such as brain abscess and subdural empyema, and infectious thrombophlebitis. Key goals: emergently distinguish between these conditions, identify the pathogen, and initiate appropriate antimicrobial therapy. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128788361 ER -