van de Beek D;Brouwer M;Hasbun R;Koedel U;Whitney CG;Wijdicks E;;
nature reviews disease primers2016Vol. 2pp. -
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d2016naturecommunity-acquired
Abstract
Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges and subarachnoid space that can also involve the brain cortex and parenchyma. It can be acquired spontaneously in the community - community-acquired bacterial meningitis - or in the hospital as a complication of invasive procedures or head trauma (nosoco …