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Antibiotic Doses for CNS Infections (Adults):
Ampicillin
12 grams every 4 hours
Most Likely Organisms Causing Bacterial Meningitis:
Children (1 mo to 4 years)
Most Likely Organisms Causing Bacterial Meningitis:
Older Adults (>/= 50 years old), Immunosuppressed)
Antibiotic Doses for CNS Infections (Adults):
Vancomycin
30 to 40 mg/kg every 8 to 12 hours
Most Likely Organisms Causing Bacterial Meningitis:
Open head trauma
Empiric Therapy:
Neonates (</= 1 month)
Ampicillin + Cefotaxime^
Remember: we don't use ceftriaxone in neonates due to biliary sludging and risk of carnicterus
Empiric Therapy:
Children
Ceftriaxone* + Vancomycin
Empiric Therapy:
Older Adults (> 50 years), Immunosuppressed
Ceftriaxone + Vancomycin + Ampicillin (Listeria coverage)
Empiric Therapy:
Neurosurgery
Ceftazidime OR Cefepime* + Vancomycin
*Pseudomonal coverage
Most Likely Organisms Causing Bacterial Meningitis:
Neurosurgery
What are the 4 characteristics of an antibiotic we use to treat bacterial meningitis?
Directed Therapy in Bacterial Meningitis:
Group B streptococci
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