The Epidemiology, Management, and Outcomes of Bacterial Meningitis in Infants

CONCLUSIONS:
E coli and GBS remain the most common causes of bacterial meningitis in the first 90 days of life. For empirical therapy of suspected bacterial meningitis, one should consider a third-generation cephalosporin (plus ampicillin for at least the first month), potentially substituting a carbapenem for the cephalosporin if there is evidence for Gram-negative meningitis.

Source: PEDIATRICS - June 30, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Ouchenir, L., Renaud, C., Khan, S., Bitnun, A., Boisvert, A.-A., McDonald, J., Bowes, J., Brophy, J., Barton, M., Ting, J., Roberts, A., Hawkes, M., Robinson, J. L. Tags: Infectious Disease, Neurology, Neurologic Disorders Article Source Type: research