Meningitis

Question 1

Bacterial meningitis and evidence of Neisseria meningitis (gram-negative diplococcus) in her CSF, treatment for PATIENT?

Answer 1

IV Ceftriaxone

Question 2

Treatment of Bacterial meningitis, but the patient has previous anaphylactic reaction to penicillin.

Answer 2

IV Chloramphenicol

Question 3

What does non-blanching purpuric rash suggests?

Answer 3

The patient has bacterial meningitis rather than viral encephalitis, therefore antibiotic treatment is more appropriate.