Standardized treatment of bacterial meningitis in Africa in epidemic and non epidemic situations
WHO/CDS/EPR/2007.3
Contents
- Abbreviations
- Aim of this document
- Background
- Presumptive treatment of bacterial meningitis at the peripheral level in the African meningitis belt
- Recommendations for management of drug availability
- Recommendations for preventing the emergence of resistance to antibiotics
- Recommendations for monitoring antibiotic susceptibility of causative pathogens of bacterial meningitis
- Conclusions
- Useful addresses
- References & additional reading
Annex 1- List of experts
Annex 2- Additional information on the etiology of meningitis in the African meningitis belt and antimicrobial resistance
Annex 3- Organization of the monitoring system developed by the MDSC