title: Signs, symptoms and management of bacterial meningitis.
abstract: This article describes the common causes of bacterial meningitis, signs and symptoms, and management. It summarises the 2010 guideline on bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia produced by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
authors.affiliation: Meningitis Trust, Gloucestershire.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Donovan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blewitt
mesh_terms: D004496:Education, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
chemical_list: D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines