Treatment of bacterial meningitis in children

The treatment of children with bacterial meningitis includes many aspects, such as fluid and antibacterial therapy, treatment of convulsions, and prophylactic use of dexamethasone. This report focuses in particular on the prophylactic use of dexamethasone together with cefalosporines in order to reduce inflammation and neurological sequelae in this disease. Probably this approach is now justified in the treatment of meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae. Modern principles for fluid therapy and treatment of increased intracranial pressure are also discussed.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1992

Erschienen:

1992

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:112

Enthalten in:

Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke - 112(1992), 29 vom: 30. Nov., Seite 3684-7

Sprache:

Norwegisch

Weiterer Titel:

Behandling av bakteriell meningitt hos barn

Beteiligte Personen:

Flaegstad, T [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

7S5I7G3JQL
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Dexamethasone
English Abstract
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 27.01.1993

Date Revised 21.11.2013

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM014526123