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The management of acute meningitis: an update

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London (2022) 22(5) 396-400
DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2022-cme-meningitis
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Meningitis remains an important cause of mortality and morbidity. Clinicians should be alert to this diagnosis and have a low threshold for investigation and treatment of meningitis. This article provides an update of current evidence and existing guidelines for the management of suspected acute meningitis in adults in the UK.

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Carter, E., & McGill, F. (2022). The management of acute meningitis: an update. Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London, 22(5), 396–400. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2022-cme-meningitis

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