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Nursing Care of Infants

A nurse is caring for an infant with bacterial meningitis. The parents ask how their baby could have contracted the illness. What does the nurse consider as the most likely route of transmission to the central nervous system (CNS)?

ExplanationD. Infections of cranial structures can cause meningitis because bacteria travel by direct anatomic route to the meninges and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). A, B, C. This part of the body does not come into contact with CSF.