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Meningitis Learning Center

Treatments could include:
Doctors prescribe antibiotics for bacterial meningitis. The type will vary depending on the bacteria causing the infection. Antibiotics are not effective in viral meningitis.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 28, 2008
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...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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 ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
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...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
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...
Source:Gale Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
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