Spectrum: Local Antimicrobial Stewardship, for UCLA Health

CNS Infections

Note

Infectious Diseases consultation is recommended for all CNS infections, particularly those in which the preferred antibiotic cannot be used or in which the organism is resistant to usual therapy.

Treatment

Meningitis

Encephalitis

Brain Abscess

CNS Shunt Infection

References

  •  IDSA Guidelines for the Management of Bacterial Meningitis: Clin Infect Dis 2004;39:1267.

  • Dexamethasone in adults with bacterial meningitis: N Eng J Med 2002;347:1549.

  • Therapy in cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection. Neurosurgery 1980;7:459.