title: Acute bacterial meningitis.
abstract: Despite advances in medical care including antibiotics and vaccines, meningitis still has a high morbidity and mortality rate, especially in certain high-risk patients. Early diagnosis with the administration of appropriate antibiotics remains the key element of management. This article highlights methods of diagnosis, differential diagnoses, treatment options, and complications of treating bacterial meningitis.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, E19, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. maces@ccf.org
authors.forename: Sharon E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Mace
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents