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* | *{{AntibioticDose|disease=Meningitis|drug=Ceftriaxone|dose=2gm (50mg/kg) IV BID daily|context=Adult >50yr/Immunocompromised}} '''PLUS''' | ||
* | *{{AntibioticDose|disease=Meningitis|drug=Vancomycin|dose=15-20 mg/kg IV BID daily|context=Adult >50yr/Immunocompromised}} '''PLUS''' | ||
*Ampicillin | *{{AntibioticDose|disease=Meningitis|drug=Ampicillin|dose=2gm IV q4h (hourly if listeria suspected)|context=Adult >50yr/Immunocompromised}}<ref>[Guideline] Chaudhuri A, Martinez-Martin P, Kennedy PG, et al. EFNS guideline on the management of community-acquired bacterial meningitis: report of an EFNS Task Force on acute bacterial meningitis in older children and adults. Eur J Neurol. 2008 Jul. 15(7):649-59.</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 00:57, 20 March 2026
- Ceftriaxone 2gm (50mg/kg) IV BID daily PLUS
- Vancomycin 15-20 mg/kg IV BID daily PLUS
- Ampicillin 2gm IV q4h (hourly if listeria suspected)[1]
- ↑ [Guideline] Chaudhuri A, Martinez-Martin P, Kennedy PG, et al. EFNS guideline on the management of community-acquired bacterial meningitis: report of an EFNS Task Force on acute bacterial meningitis in older children and adults. Eur J Neurol. 2008 Jul. 15(7):649-59.