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Tunkel AR, Hartman BJ, Kaplan SL, Kaufman BA, Roos KL, Scheld WM, Whitley RJ. '''Practice guidelines for the management of bacterial meningitis'''. ''Clin Infect Dis''. 2004 Nov 1;39(9):1267-84. Epub 2004 Oct 6. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1086/425368 10.1086/425368]
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Revision as of 15:57, 13 August 2019

Tunkel AR, Hartman BJ, Kaplan SL, Kaufman BA, Roos KL, Scheld WM, Whitley RJ. Practice guidelines for the management of bacterial meningitis. Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Nov 1;39(9):1267-84. Epub 2004 Oct 6. doi: 10.1086/425368


Table 4: Empiric Treatment

Population Common pathogens Antimicrobial therapy
Age
<1 month GBS, E.coli, Listeria, Klebsiella amp + cefotax, or
amp + AG
1-23 months S.pneumo, N.mening, GBS, H.flu, E.coli vanco + 3G ceph
2-50 years N.mening, S.pneumo vanco + 3G ceph
>50 years S.pneumo, N.mining, Listeria, GNBs vanco + 3G ceph + amp
Head trauma
Basilar skull fracture S.pneumo, H.flu, GAS vanco + 3G ceph
Penetrating trauma Staph.aureus, CoNS, GNBs vanco + cefep, or
vanco + ceftaz, or
vanco + mero
Post-neurosurgery GNBs, Staph.aureus, CoNS vanco + cefep, or
vanco + ceftaz, or
vanco + mero
CSF shunt CoNS, Staph,aureus, GNBs, P.acnes vanco + cefep, or
vanco + ceftaz, or
vanco + mero