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Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous System.

Renu SutharNaveen Sankhyan
Published in: Indian journal of pediatrics (2018)
Bacterial infections of the central nervous system (CNS) continue to be an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children. The spectrum of bacterial infection of CNS includes; focal or multifocal infections like brain abscesses or subdural empyema; or more generalized or diffuse infections like pyogenic meningitis or ventriculitis. Focal and generalized infections may co-exist in an individual patient. Prompt and adequate antibiotic therapy and occasionally neurosurgical interventions are the cornerstone of effective management. The recent emergence of several multidrug-resistant bacteria poses a threat to the effective management of bacterial CNS infections. Several adjunctive anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective therapies are being tried, however; none has made a remarkable impact on the outcome. Consequently, bacterial CNS infections in children still remain a challenge to manage. In this review, authors discuss the current updates on the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of bacterial infections of the CNS in children (post-neonatal age group).
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