Acute bacterial meningitis

The clinical presentation of patients with acute community-acquired bacterial meningitis, the approaches to diagnosis, and the early, emergency management, including empirical antimicrobial regimens, are reviewed.

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Published inThe Lancet (British edition) Vol. 346; no. 8991; pp. 1675 - 1680
Main Authors Tunkel, A.R., Scheld, W.M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Elsevier Ltd 23.12.1995
Lancet
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Acute Disease
Bacteria
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the nervous system. Bacterial myositis
Biological and medical sciences
Emergency preparedness
Health care
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Meningitis
Meningitis, Bacterial - diagnosis
Meningitis, Bacterial - therapy
Human
Infection
Case study
Nervous system diseases
Community acquired infection
Central nervous system disease
Bacteriosis
Adult
Meningitis
Review
Child
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Summary:The clinical presentation of patients with acute community-acquired bacterial meningitis, the approaches to diagnosis, and the early, emergency management, including empirical antimicrobial regimens, are reviewed.
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ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(95)92844-8