Curriculum Objective
Objective
Global Objectives
Global Objectives
Upon completion of this case, students will understand that community-acquired meningitis usually results from bacteria invading and bypassing the blood-brain barrier of a susceptible host, and appreciate deficiencies of the immune system that might predispose to infections by these pathogens.
Curriculum Block
Host Defense and Neoplasia
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Activities
Tutorial
Tags
Archived
Archived
Basic Sciences
Microbiology
Curriculum Block
Host Defense and Neoplasia
Discipline
Microbiology
Public health
Infectious Diseases
MeSH
Disease Transmission, Infectious [N06.850.310]
Community-Acquired Infections [C01.234]
Bacterial Infections [C01.150.252]
Blood-Brain Barrier [A07.035]
Meningitis, Bacterial [C01.207.180.500]
