Review: Recent Advances in the Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Bacterial Meningitis
Quagliarello V, Scheld W. Review: Recent Advances in the Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Bacterial Meningitis. The American Journal Of The Medical Sciences 1986, 292: 306-309. PMID: 3535498, DOI: 10.1097/00000441-198611000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial meningitisHost defenseBactericidal antibiotic therapyInterstitial brain edemaIrreversible neuronal injuryBlood-brain barrier penetrationImpaired host defenseExperimental animal modelsVirulence factorsBrain barrier penetrationSurface virulence factorsBacterial virulence factorsMeningitis developmentPathophysiologic sequelaeMeningeal pathogensNeuronal injuryAntibiotic therapyBrain edemaWorldwide morbidityPathogenetic sequencePathogenetic stepsAnimal modelsMucosal colonizationMeningitisMorbidity
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