Practice guidelines are systematically developed statements to assist practitioners and patients in making decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances. The joint committee on vaccinations and immunisations sets the national policy for vaccinations in the uk. Meningitis is most often caused by a bacterial infection. The objective of these practice guidelines is to provide clinicians with recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial meningitis. Meningitis bacteriana aguda tellez gonzalez c, reyes dominguez s. The defeating meningitis by 2030 was introduced in may 2018 at the world health assembly by eastern mediterranean and african regions. Bacterial meningitis is a rare but potentially fatal disease. Bacterial meningitis is usually a very severe condition but there are vaccines to help prevent some kinds of bacterial meningitis. Meningitis bacteriana aguda enfermedades cerebrales. Patients with bacterial meningitis are usually treated by primary care and emergency medicine physicians at the time of initial presentation, often in consultation with infectious diseases specialists, neurologists, and neurosurgeons. Meningitis por bacilos gramnegativos y por listeria. The seriousness of the illness and treatment differs depending on the type of meningitis. It can be treated with appropriate antibiotics that also prevents spread. Meningitis is an infection of the meninges, the membrane covering the brain.
Learn more about how you get meningitis, its symptoms, and how its treated at webmd. Meningitis bacteriana aguda revista medica clinica las. Revision bibliografica meningitis bacteriana y viral. Summary community acquired acute bacterial meningitis is a lifethreatening disease prevalent worldwide, it evolves with dynamic epidemiology and is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Meningococcal disease bacterial meningitis vaccine. Meningitis is a viral, bacterial, or fungal infection of the lining of the brain and spinal cord, the meninges. Meningitis national library of medicine pubmed health. It also may be caused by a virus, fungal infection, parasite, a reaction to certain medications or medical treatments, a rheumatologic disease such as lupus, some types of cancer, or a traumatic injury to the head or spine. Meningitis, liquido cefalorraquideo, puncion lumbar, barrera hematoencefalica.
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