Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Meningitis and Meningococcal Infections

Follow the links to find summaries of the systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for meningitis and meningococcal infections.

Created August 2011

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Title:   Antibiotics for preventing meningococcal infections
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Meningococcal disease is a contagious bacterial disease with high fatality rates, up to 15% for infection of the central nervous system (meningitis) and up to 50% to 60% among patients with blood stream infection and shock; up to 15% of survivors are le...
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Newer, third generation cephalosporins versus conventional antibiotics for treating acute bacterial meningitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute bacterial meningitis is a life-threatening illness. Currently the evidence suggests that old and new antibiotics offer the same level of treatment. Bacteria which cause meningitis are often thought to be resistant to conventional (older) antibioti...
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Antibiotics to prevent infection of the brain coverings (meningitis) in patients with basilar skull fracture
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Basilar skull fracture (7% to 15.8% of all skull fractures) places the central nervous system in contact with bacteria from the nose and throat and may be associated with cerebrospinal fluid leakage (occurring in 2% to 20.8% of patients). Blood or water...
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Pre-admission antibiotics for suspected cases of meningococcal disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Meningococcal disease is a contagious, bacterial disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis) that often rapidly leads to death. Administering antibiotics as soon as the condition is suspected, and while waiting for the diagnosis to be con...
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Corticosteroids for bacterial meningitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute bacterial meningitis is an infection of the meninges (the system of membranes which envelops the brain and spinal cord) that often causes hearing loss and is fatal in 5% to 40% of children and 20% to 50% of adults despite treatment with adequate a...
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Corticosteroids for managing tuberculous meningitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Tuberculous meningitis is a serious form of tuberculosis affecting the meninges covering the brain and spinal cord. The clinical outcome is poor even when treated with conventional antituberculous drugs. Corticosteroids are commonly used in addition to ...
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Treatment of acute cryptococcal meningitis in HIV infected adults, with an emphasis on resource-limited settings
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Despite the advent and increasingly wide availability of antiretroviral therapy for people with HIV/AIDS, cryptococcal meningitis remains a significant cause of death and illness amongst individuals with HIV infection in resource-limited settings (poor ...
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Intraventricular antibiotics for bacterial meningitis in neonates
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Infection of the membranes and the fluid surrounding the brain (meningitis) and of the fluid filled spaces in the brain (ventriculitis) may be caused by bacteria, especially gram negative bacteria. This type of infection is difficult to eradicate using ...
Date:   Jul 2007

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