The Microbiology of Central Nervous System Infections

The Microbiology of Central Nervous System Infections, Volume 3, discusses modern approaches to the diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis of central nervous system (CNS) infections. This new release is divided into five sections that cover treatment strategies, imaging, molecular diagnosis, management of CNS infections with metal nanoparticles, and prophylaxis of CNS infections, including bacterial, viral and fungal infections. The last section contains a chapter on transmissible spongiform encephalopathies and modern trends in its diagnosis and treatment. University teachers, medical practitioners, graduate and postgraduate students, researchers in microbiology, and those in the pharmaceutical and laboratory diagnostic industries will find the book very important.

Encompasses a broad range of central nervous system infections, including questions of etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prophylaxisWritten by highly professional and eminent surgeons, microbiologists and infectious disease specialistsIncludes scientific understanding and practical guidelines, making it interesting for both research scientists and practitioners

1. The current perspectives and wide spectrum of meningitis: the overall management morbidity and mortality 2. Imaging of CNS infections 3. Molecular diagnosis of CNS viral infections 4. Vaccines against CNS infections: Past achievements and future challenges 5. Metal nanoparticles in management of diseases of CNS 6. Diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis of bacterial meningitis 7. Pneumococcal meningitis 8. Mycobacterial diseases afflicting the CNS 9. Tuberculosis of central nervous system 10. Chikungunya and Zika at Central Nervous System 11. Immunological determination of host-vector contact for arboviral diseases 12. Diagnosis of central nervous infections with rare and emerging microorganisms 13. Herpesviridae CNS infections: A focus on HSV-1, HSV-2, and VZV 14. Tick borne infections of the CNS 15. Recent advances in fungal infections of the CNS: From Etiology to diagnosis and management 16. Brain injuries in toxoplasmosis 17. Transmissable spongiform encephalopathies: Advancements and Hurdles in Clinical microbiology