Description
Book SynopsisExamining meningitis mainly from a bacterial perspective, but also including an overview of viral, fungal and chronic meningitis, this book describes the anatomy of the meninges and clinical signs and symptoms of this disease. Individual organisms that cause meningitis worldwide are dealt with in specific chapters, describing in detail how these pathogens interact with the human host at both a molecular and cellular level. The book provides a thorough understanding of bacterial virulence factors, adhesion and invasion mechanisms, the nature of known host cell receptors and the host cell response.
Table of Contentsa: Preface 1: A History of Bacterial Meningitis from Antiquity to Modern Times 2: Anatomy of the Meninges: Structural and Functional Aspects 3: Evidence-based Clinical Examination of Meningitis 4: Viral Meningitis 5: Pathogenesis of Cerebrospinal Meningitis Caused by Neisseria meningitidis 6: Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis 7: Haemophilus influenzae Meningitis 8: Escherichia coli Meningitis 9: Group B Streptococcus Meningitis 10: Chronic Meningitis 11: The Pathophysiology of Tuberculous Meningitis 12: Neurosyphilis 13: Streptococcus suis Meningitis 14: Listeria monocytogenes: An Intracellular Pathogen of Monocytes and the Central Nervous System 15: Meningitis in Neuroborreliosis 16: Nosocomial Meningitis 17: Inflammation in the Subarachnoid Space
