RT Journal Article SR Electronic 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 FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health SP 66 OP 71 DO 10.1136/archdischild-2016-310632 VO 102 IS 2 A1 Simon B Drysdale A1 Dominic F Kelly YR 2017 UL http://ep.bmj.com/content/102/2/66.abstract AB 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.