2) Acute Meningitis (LO4)
:
(updated 4/30/21)
a. American Family
Physician -
“Aseptic and Bacterial Meningitis: Evaluation, Treatment and
Prevention” September 21, 2017
https://www.aafp.org/dam/brand/aafp/pubs/afp/issues/2017/0901/p314.pdf
(REQUIRED READING)
“Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis” April 1, 2021
https://www.aafp.org/dam/brand/aafp/pubs/afp/issues/2021/0401/p422.pdf
b. New England Journal
of Medicine -
“Acute Viral Encephalitis” August 8, 2018
https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMra1708714?articleTools=true
c. Up-To-Date
- “Recommendations for empiric
antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age
and specific predisposing condition”
(REQUIRED READING)
https://www.uptodate.com/contents/image?imageKey=ID/71968&topicKey=ID/1290&search=meningitis
treatment&source=outline_link&selectedTitle=1~150