Acute septic meningitis in children.
- Author:
Huy Vu Bui
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
acute septic meningitis
- MeSH:
Meningitis, Aseptic;
child
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2000;(4):9-16
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The treatment of the septic meningitis in children comprised the antibiotic therapy and support therapy. There were 2 antibiotic therapies including experience and specific therapies for septic meningitis. The clinical practice and the antibiotic therapy should base on the risk of infection as age and clinical classification. The specific antibiotic therapy was applied when causative microbial identified according to the antibiogram or standard antibiotic therapy. The support therapy involved the anti-inflammatory, intracranial antihyperpressure. The disease prevention involved the chemoprophylaxis and immunoprophylaxis such as immunization.
