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Bacterial meningitis
Bacterial meningitis · ICD-10: G00.9
Symptoms
- • Fever and chills
- • Severe headache and stiff neck
- • Sensitivity to light
- • Nausea and vomiting
- • Altered mental status; this is an emergency
Drugs and regimens
Ampicillin⚠ Unverified
Meningitis / septicaemia — adults and children: 150–200 mg/kg/day every 3–4 h
Ceftriaxone⚠ Unverified
Meningitis — children: 100 mg/kg/day (max 4 g/day)
Meropenem⚠ Unverified
Bacterial meningitis — child ≥3 months: 40 mg/kg every 8 h (max 2 g)
Penicillin G (crystalline, injection)⚠ Unverified
Pneumococcal/meningococcal meningitis — child: 250,000 units/kg/day every 4 h