RT Book, Section
A1 Kasper, Dennis L.
A1 Fauci, Anthony S.
A1 Hauser, Stephen L.
A1 Longo, Dan L.
A1 Jameson, J. Larry
A1 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1128788361
T1 Acute Meningitis and Encephalitis
T2 Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071828529
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128788361
RD 2024/04/19
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.