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. 2008 Jun 28;7(1):629–647. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.1997.tb01079.x

Bacterial Infections

Françoise Gray 1,✉
PMCID: PMC8098138  PMID: 9034570

Abstract

The organisms that produce bacterial infections of the nervous system in tropical regions are similar to those existing in the rest of the world. However, because of poor socio‐economic conditions in the former areas, preventing the implementation of appropriate prophylactic and therapeutic measures, the incidence and course of these diseases may vary.

In this paper the neuropathological appearances of the main bacterial diseases are reviewed and the main differences between those occurring in developed and developing countries emphasized.

Despite great efforts by governments and communities, tuberculosis still remains a scourge in many countries and leprosy has not been eradicated from earth. Earlier optimism that antibiotics could finally put an end to syphilis have been dashed and the disease still persists. Moreover, the explosion of AIDS not only has produced a recrudescence of many of these diseases, but has also changed their clinical and pathological presentation.

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