Bacterial encephalitis and meningitis are difficult to treat because

Bacterial encephalitis and meningitis are difficult to treat because



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


Answer: many antibiotics cannot penetrate the blood-brain barrier


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