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. 2014 Oct;4(4):173-84.
doi: 10.1177/1941874414540685.

Emerging and reemerging neurologic infections

Felicia C Chow  1 , Carol A Glaser  2
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Emerging and reemerging neurologic infections

Felicia C Chow et al. Neurohospitalist. 2014 Oct.

Abstract

The list of emerging and reemerging pathogens that cause neurologic disease is expanding. Various factors, including population growth and a rise in international travel, have contributed to the spread of pathogens to previously nonendemic regions. Recent advances in diagnostic methods have led to the identification of novel pathogens responsible for infections of the central nervous system. Furthermore, new issues have arisen surrounding established infections, particularly in an increasingly immunocompromised population due to advances in the treatment of rheumatologic disease and in transplant medicine.

Keywords: central nervous system infections; emerging pathogens; encephalitis; infectious diseases; meningitis; neurologic infections.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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