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Meningitis Learning Center
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Bed Rest
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Doctors prescribe antibiotics for bacterial meningitis. The type will vary depending on the bacteria causing the infection. Antibiotics are not effective in viral meningitis.
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Bacterial meningitis treatment usually involves intravenous administered antibiotics , for a minimum of four days. The type of meningitis contracted will determine the specific antibiotic used. It is imperative that treatment start as early as pos...
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Antibiotic medications (forms of penicillin and cephalosporins , for example) are the most important element of treatment against bacterial agents of meningitis. Because of the effectiveness of the blood-brain barrier in preventing the passage of ...
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Because meningitis is a potentially deadly condition, doctors should be contacted immediately for diagnosis and treatment. Alternative treatments should be used only to support the recovery process following appropriate antibiotic treatments, or u...
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Antibiotic medications (forms of penicillin and cephalosporins, for example) are the most important elements of treatment against bacterial meningitis. Because of the effectiveness of the blood-brain barrier in preventing passage of substances int...
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The treatment team may include a pediatrician or a general practitioner, an infectious disease specialist and/or a critical care specialist, a neurosurgeon, a neurologist or a neonatologist. Others professionals may give support during hospitaliza...
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Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) involves the replacement of fluids and electrolytes lost during an episode of diarrheal illness. Diarrheal illnesses are pervasive worldwide, and they have a particularly large impact in the developing world. Childre...
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