A Vignette-Based Survey to Assess Clinical Decision Making Regarding Antibiotic Use and Hospitalization of Patients with Probable Aseptic Meningitis

Glenn Patriquin; Jill Hatchette; Kevin Forward

A Vignette-Based Survey to Assess Clinical Decision Making Regarding Antibiotic Use and Hospitalization of Patients with Probable Aseptic Meningitis

2012

Glenn Patriquin | Jill Hatchette | Kevin Forward

BACKGROUND: The many etiologies of meningitis influence disease severity – most viral causes are self-limiting, while bacterial etiologies require antibiotics and hospitalization. Aided by laboratory findings, the physician judges whether to admit and empirically treat the patient (presuming a bacterial cause), or to treat supportively as if it were viral.

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