Abstract

PAULINO BASULTO, Rainer. Acute bacterial meningitis. AMC [online]. 2007, vol.11, n.3. ISSN 1025-0255.

Advanced clinical studies propose multiple therapeutic directed to neutralize proinflammatory cytokines that participate in the destruction of the hematomeningeal barrier and in the production of the cerebral edema, which decrease the host response of inflammatory type. Nevertheless, it is consider that an early and fast intervention on the patient, reminding that this illness does not have pathognomonic sign that is the main tool of the modern clinician to carry out an opportune diagnosis and to avoid thus consequences in the patient and in the family. Updating information on this controversial theme was revised to compile the greater quantity of experience and to improve the quality attention to our sickpersons.

Keywords : meningitis; bacterial.

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