{"title":"Bacterial meningitis","authors":"Isaac Akinduro, Samuel Myrtle, Dr Owen Hibberd","doi":"10.1177/17557380241235874","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease are still associated with significant morbidity and mortality despite advances in treatments and primary prevention. This article, based upon a fictional clinical case scenario, highlights the role of primary care in the assessment and initial treatment of suspected bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease, the management of close contacts, and the ongoing management of long-term sequelae.","PeriodicalId":438901,"journal":{"name":"InnovAiT: Education and inspiration for general practice","volume":"1993 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"InnovAiT: Education and inspiration for general practice","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17557380241235874","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease are still associated with significant morbidity and mortality despite advances in treatments and primary prevention. This article, based upon a fictional clinical case scenario, highlights the role of primary care in the assessment and initial treatment of suspected bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease, the management of close contacts, and the ongoing management of long-term sequelae.