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Bacterial Infections of the Nervous System

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Which of the following is NOT a route by which microbes can enter the nervous system?

Hematogenous spread

Transport along the peripheral nervous system (correct)

Direct implantation

Local extension

What are the principal routes by which microbes enter the nervous system?

Local extension

Transport along the peripheral nervous system

Direct implantation

Hematogenous spread (correct)

What are the destructive effects of inflammatory responses in nervous system infections?

Direct injury to neurons or glia

Microbial toxins

Immune mediated mechanisms

All of the above (correct)

What is the clinical onset of acute bacterial (pyogenic) meningitis?

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What is the most common route by which microbes enter the nervous system?

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