Interpretation of the 2016 edition of ESCMID guideline: Diagnosis and treatment of acute bacterial meningitis
Abstract：Bacterial meningitis refers to the infectious inflammation of meninges and subarachnoid caused by bacterial infection,and the inflammation can also involve the cerebral cortex and other parts of the brain parenchyma.Communityacquired spontaneous bacterial meningitis,known as community-acquired bacterial meningitis,is a major concern of infectious diseases worldwide currently,despite there have been significant advances in the diagnosis and vaccination of community-acquired bacterial meningitis.In this paper,the new edition (2016) of ESCMID guideline:diagnosis and treatment of acute bacterial meningitis was interpreted in detail,including epidemic and epidemiological characteristics of bacterial meningitis,accuracy of diagnosis according to clinical features,how to choose antibiotics and the treatment course,time and methods of dexamethasone treatment,treatment of complications,and follow-up management.This paper aimed at improving the accuracy of diagnostic procedures to guide clinicians to rationalize the use of drugs to improve the outcome of patients.
Keywords：bacterial meningitisguidelineschild
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：7( 726-732 )