Bacterial meningitis

Bacterial meningitis is meningitis caused by bacteria. It is almost always fatal without antibiotics.

Symptoms of bacterial meningitis

  • High fever
  • Seizures
  • Altered mental status (including changes in attention)
  • Stiff neck
  • Headache
  • Emesis
  • Bulging fontnalles

Treatment

Treatment for bacterial meningitis consists of IV antibiotics.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Meningitis - Symptoms and causes". Mayo Clinic.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.