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Does viral meningitis take longer to progress than bacterial meningitis? what's the treatment for viral?
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Watch the patient: No definitive treatment for viral meningitis, "whatever it takes" which means may need hospitalization, IV fluids, (Acyclovir if HSV is the organism), intubation of pt not breathing on his/her own
Answered 12/8/2017
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