Bacterial meningitis
Most common agents in...
Older children may complain of classic meningeal inflammation signs including neck pain, headache, or back pain as well as photophobia, anorexia, and myalgias.
Naus...
Ensure adequate ventilation and cardiac function.
Circulation, airway, breathing (CABs)
Initiate hemodynamic monitoring and support by achieving venous access and treat shock s...
Neonatal HSV meningitis should be evaluated with a repeat CSF HSV DNA PCR at day 21 and therapy extended if the PCR remains positive.
Prophylaxis in Hib:
Oral rifam...
Brouwer MC, McIntyre P, Prasad K, et al. Corticosteroids for acute bacterial meningitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013;(6):CD004405. [View Abstract on OvidInsights]
Kestenba...
322.9 Meningitis, unspecified
320.9 Meningitis due to unspecified bacterium
047.9 Unspecified viral meningitis
320.2 Streptococcal meningitis
321.0 Cryptococcal meningitis
036.0 Meningococcal men...
Q: Is a lumbar puncture required before starting antibiotics in the patient with suspected meningitis with unstable vital signs requiring resuscitation?
A: No. In the unstable patient, it is contra...
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