Join Drs Felicia Chow and Rodrigo Hasbun as they discuss the latest in diagnosis and treatment of bacterial meningitis.

Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/985909). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals.

Resources

Meningitis Treatment & Management https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/232915-treatment

Epidemiology of Community-acquired Bacterial Meningitis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29176349/

Haemophilus Influenzae Type B Vaccine (Rx) https://reference.medscape.com/drug/acthib-hiberix-haemophilus-influenzae-type-b-conjugate-vaccine-343149

Pneumococcal Vaccine 13-valent (Rx) https://reference.medscape.com/drug/prevnar-13-pneumococcal-vaccine-13-valent-999483

Meningococcal A C Y and W-135 Diphtheria Conjugate Vaccine (Rx) https://reference.medscape.com/drug/menactra-menveo-meningococcal-a-c-y-w-135-diphtheria-conjugate-vaccine-999752

Bacterial Meningitis Imaging https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/341971-overview

Practice Guidelines for the Management of Bacterial Meningitis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15494903/

Cranial Imaging Before Lumbar Puncture in Adults With Community-acquired Meningitis: Clinical Utility and Adherence to the Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28369295/

Comparison of Four Recommendations Guiding the Use of Neuroimaging in the Management of Bacterial Meningitis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6808988/

Glasgow Coma Scale https://www.glasgowcomascale.org/

Microbial Aspects and Potential Markers for Differentiation Between Bacterial and Viral Meningitis Among Adult Patients https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34115780/

Procalcitonin https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK539794/

C Reactive Protein https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441843/

Healthcare-associated Ventriculitis: Current and Emerging Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33334204/

2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America's Clinical Practice Guidelines for Healthcare-associated Ventriculitis and Meningitis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28203777/

Effect of Antibiotic Pretreatment on Cerebrospinal Fluid Profiles of Children With Bacterial Meningitis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18829794/

Impact of Antibiotic Therapy in the Microbiological Yield of Healthcare-associated Ventriculitis and Meningitis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30899767/

A Risk Score for Identifying Patients at a Low Risk of Bacterial Meningitis Amongst Adults With Cerebrospinal Fluid Leucocytosis and a Negative Gram Stain Result: A Derivation and Validation Study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36220627/

Cerebrospinal Fluid Pleocytosis Level as a Diagnostic Predictor? A Cross-sectional Study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28855847/

Repeat Lumbar Puncture in Adults With Bacterial Meningitis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26802211/

Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/immunology-and-microbiology/multiplex-polymerase-chain-reaction

Dexamethasone in Adults With Bacterial Meningitis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12432041/

Adjunctive Dexamethasone Treatment in Adults With Listeria Monocytogenes Meningitis: A Prospective Nationwide Cohort Study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37007737/

Colistin (Rx) https://reference.medscape.com/drug/colistimethate-sodium-coly-mycin-m-colistin-342578

Daptomycin https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470407/