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Adult Treatment - Meningitis

Prevention of secondary case of meningitis: Only prescribe following advice from Public Health Doctor: 9 am – 5 pm
Out of hours: Contact on-call doctor

Suspected meningococcal disease

PHE Meningo

Transfer all patients to hospital immediately.

IF clinician has time before hospital admission, and non-blanching rash, give IV benzylpenicillin or cefotaxime, ^{1-3 B+} unless definite history of hypersensitivity ^{1 B-}


IV or IM benzylpenicillin	1200mg	(give IM if vein cannot be found)
or IV or IM cefotaxime	1gram	(give IM if vein cannot be found)

POCAST

Adult Treatment - Meningitis

Suspected meningococcal disease

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