Management of Meningitis
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| Management of Meningitis |
The management in meningitis resembles that of the
management of other infections. If the causative agent is likely to be a
bacteria, antibiotics are readily introduced to the patient even before the result
of the lumbar puncture this is to decrease any instances of worsening the
disease before the results was read. Drugs that are commonly used are Cefotaxime,
Ceftriaxone or Cloramphenicol, in some
instances one of which is combined with another strong drug such as vancomycin
or ampicillin. Some practitioners also add steroids as adjuvant treatment due
to the relevant decrease of hearing loss in patients on the antibiotic adjunct
with steroids, to include that better prognosis is also observed.
