title: The management of encephalitis: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
abstract: Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with encephalitis were prepared by an Expert Panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. The guidelines are intended for use by health care providers who care for patients with encephalitis. The guideline includes data on the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of many viral, bacterial, fungal, protozoal, and helminthic etiologies of encephalitis and provides information on when specific etiologic agents should be considered in individual patients with encephalitis.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey 07740, USA. atunkel@sbhcs.com
authors.forename: Allan R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Tunkel
authors.forename: Carol A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Glaser
authors.forename: Karen C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Bloch
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sejvar
authors.forename: Christina M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Marra
authors.forename: Karen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Roos
authors.forename: Barry J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Hartman
authors.forename: Sheldon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: W Michael
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Scheld
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Whitley
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents