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Treatment will depend on your child’s symptoms, age, and general health. It will also depend on how severe the condition is. Treatment varies by type of meningitis. The treatments by type include: Bacterial meningitis. Treatment is started as quickly as possible.
6 Ιουλ 2023 · Objectives: Summarize the common etiologies of neonatal meningitis. Implement current recommendations, including lumbar puncture, for evaluating patients with neonatal meningitis. Select the recommended antimicrobial therapy in patients with neonatal meningitis.
Bacterial meningitis in newborns usually results from an infection of the blood (sepsis). The infection is most commonly caused by the following bacteria: Group B streptococci. Escherichia coli. Listeria monocytogenes. A number of other bacteria may cause meningitis as well.
8 Ιουλ 2024 · Pediatric meningitis recognition, clinical features, workup, indications for lumbar puncture and imaging, antibiotic treatment, dexamethasone on EM Cases
What treatment is needed for meningitis in newborns? If your baby has bacterial meningitis, they will need treatment in hospital. If they are seriously unwell, they may need to be cared for in a neonatal high dependency unit (HDU) or a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Meningitis refers to the inflammation of the meninges, which are protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis commonly occurs as a result of bacterial infection.
31 Ιαν 2023 · If you suspect bacterial meningitis, obtain cerebrospinal fluid by performing a lumbar puncture (unless contraindicated); this is the most important investigation. Start empirical antimicrobial therapy promptly. When the specific organism is identified, target treatment accordingly.
