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Suggested initial therapy for agents that cause encephalitis

Suggested initial therapy for agents that cause encephalitis
Agent Specific therapy
ADEM Corticosteroids
Bacteria
Mycoplasma pneumonia Macrolide (eg, azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythromycin), doxycycline, or fluoroquinolone* (eg, levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, moxifloxacin)
Listeria monocytogenes Ampicillin plus gentamicin; trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
Tropheryma whipplei Ceftiaxone, followed by either trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole or cefixime
Fungi
Coccidioides Fluconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, amphotericin B
Cryptococcus neoformans Amphotericin B plus flucytosine
Histoplasma capsulatum Liposomal amphotericin B
Helminths
Baylisascaris procyonis Albendazole plus diethylcarbamazine
Gnathostoma Albendazole or ivermectin
Taenia solium (cycticercosis) Albendazole and corticosteroids
Mycobacteria
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 4-drug regimen; consider addition of corticosteroid
Protozoa
Acanthamoeba Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole plus rifampin plus ketoconazole
Balamuthia mandrillaris Pentamidine plus macrolide and fluconazole and sulfadiazine and flucytosine and phenothiazine
Naegleria fowleri Amphotericin B and rifampin
Plasmodium falciparum Quinine, quinidine or artemether
Toxoplasma gondii Pyrimethamine plus sulfadiazine or clindamycin
Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Eflornithine
Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Melarsoprol
Rickettsioses and ehrlichioses
Anaplasma phagocytophilum Doxycycline
Ehrlichia chafeensis Doxycycline
Rickettsia rickettsii Doxycycline
Spirochetes
Borrelia burgdorferi Ceftriaxone, cefotaxime
Treponema pallidum Penicillin G
Viruses
Cytomegalovirus Ganciclovir plus foscarnet
Epstein-Barr No specific treatment
Herpes B virus Valgancyclovir
Herpes simplex Acyclovir
Human herpesvirus 6 Gancyclovir or foscarnet
Human immunodeficiency virus Antiretroviral therapy
Influenza Oseltamivir
JC virus Reversal of immunosuppression if possible
Measles Ribavirin
Nipah Ribavirin
St. Louis encephalitis Interferon-2 alpha
Varicella-zoster Acyclovir
West Nile No specific treatment
ADEM: acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.

* In pediatric patients, fluoroquinolones are not routinely used as first-line therapy, but may be a reasonable alternative for situations where no safe and effective substitute is available.
Adapted from: Tunkel AR, Glaser CA, Bloch KC, et al. The management of encephalitis: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis 2008; 47:303-27.
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