title: Bacterial meningitis: diagnostic and therapeutic considerations.
abstract: In this review the epidemiology of bacterial meningitis and the new insights in the pathophysiology are thoroughly discussed. The different diagnostic steps are described and the present day antibiotic strategy and adjunctive inflammation-modulating therapy are delineated.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Department of General Internal Medicine, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Knockaert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D017678:Sex Distribution; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents