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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.
The aim of this review is to establish the appropriate empirical antibiotic treatment regimen(s) that are effective in treating suspected bacterial meningitis in younger infants, before, or in the absence of identifying, the causative infecting organism.
1 Αυγ 2024 · Meningitis is associated with high mortality risk in young infants, yet the optimal treatment regimen is unclear. OBJECTIVES. To systematically evaluate the efficacy of antibiotic regimens to treat meningitis in young infants aged 0 to 59 days on critical clinical outcomes. DATA SOURCES.
11 Δεκ 2023 · The treatment of meningitis in babies is focused on comfort and the prevention of long-term complications. Treatment is tailored to controlling symptoms and, in some cases, to treating the infectious pathogen.
5 Οκτ 2022 · Recommendations for parenteral antibiotic therapy duration in bacterial meningitis in young infants are based predominantly on expert consensus. Prolonged durations are generally provided for proven and suspected meningitis and are associated with considerable costs and risks.
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.
Treatments might include intravenous antibiotics and fluids (to prevent dehydration), oxygen for any breathing difficulties, and steroid medication for any swelling around the brain (NHS, 2019). Treatment at home. Normally, your child will be able to go home if their meningitis is mild and if it’s viral.
