Central Nervous System Infections
Pathogenic infections of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges. DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; RNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; SPIROCHAETALES INFECTIONS; fungal infections; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; HELMINTHIASIS; and PRION DISEASES may involve the central nervous system as a primary or secondary process.
Subtype terms (12)
More specific conditions that are subtypes of Central Nervous System Infections in the MeSH hierarchy.
- Brain Abscess
- Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections
2 drugs approved
- Central Nervous System Fungal Infections
2 drugs approved
- Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections
- Central Nervous System Viral Diseases
1 drug experimental
- Encephalomyelitis
1 drug experimental
- Epidural Abscess
- Infectious Encephalitis
1 drug experimental
- Meningoencephalitis
3 drugs approved
- Myelitis
5 drugs (4 approved, 1 experimental)
- Perimeningeal Infections
- Prion Diseases
2 drugs experimental
Drugs by status
Approved for this indication (1)
Phase 4 trials (5)
Phase 1 trials (1)
Other trials (1)
Organizations
Organization Involved with Phase 4 Indications (1)
Organization Involved with Phase 1 Indications (3)