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Which class of antibiotics would be prescribed for someone with bacterial meningitis?
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Bacterial Meningitis: Start with intravenous antibiotic with a corticosteroid, & one the type of bacteria is known from cultures, a more specific antibiotic can be started to combat that particular bacteria.
Answered 4/21/2015
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