TY - JOUR T1 - Fifteen-minute consultation: enterovirus meningitis and encephalitis—when can we stop the antibiotics? JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed SP - 66 LP - 71 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2016-310632 VL - 102 IS - 2 AU - Simon B Drysdale AU - Dominic F Kelly Y1 - 2017/04/01 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/102/2/66.abstract N2 - Enterovirus (EV) is the most common cause of aseptic meningitis and has a benign course, unlike EV encephalitis, which can result in long-term neurological sequelae. There are no active treatments or prophylactic agents, and management is purely supportive. Obtaining an EV-positive cerebrospinal fluid result usually allows antimicrobial treatment to be stopped. This review will answer some of the common questions surrounding EV meningitis/encephalitis. ER -