Diseases

Central Nervous System Infections

Pathogenic infections of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges. DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; RNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; SPIROCHAETALES INFECTIONS; fungal infections; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; HELMINTHIASIS; and PRION DISEASES may involve the central nervous system as a primary or secondary process.

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Abstract

Pathogenic infections of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges. DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; RNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; SPIROCHAETALES INFECTIONS; fungal infections; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; HELMINTHIASIS; and PRION DISEASES may involve the central nervous system as a primary or secondary process.

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6 entry terms
  • CNS Infections
  • Central Nervous System Infection
  • Infections, Central Nervous System
  • CNS Infection
  • Infection, CNS
  • Infections, CNS

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Aspects Covered

36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate with specific site/disease term if pertinent

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History Note

1998; use explode 1971-1997

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Previous Indexing

  • Central Nervous System Diseases (1967-1997)
  • Infection (1967-1997)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Central Nervous System Infections. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002494. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002494
  2. Central Nervous System Infections. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_infections_of_the_central_nervous_system
  3. Central Nervous System Infections. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4316437