Bacterial Encephalitis and Meningitis Are Difficult to Treat Because

question 32

Multiple Choice

Bacterial encephalitis and meningitis are difficult to treat because

• A) antibiotics damage nervous tissue.
• B) many antibiotics cannot penetrate the blood-brain barrier.
• C) no medications exist for treatment of these infections.
• D) it is very difficult to determine the causative microbe.
• E) the infections move along peripheral nerves.

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