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===Vaccination=== | ===Vaccination=== | ||
There are three types of vaccination available for prevention of bacterial meningitis from three bacterial agents. These include: | There are three types of vaccination available for prevention of bacterial meningitis from three bacterial agents. These include: | ||
'''Pneumococcal vaccination''' | '''Pneumococcal vaccination'''<br> | ||
'''Meningococcal vaccination''' | '''Meningococcal vaccination'''<br> | ||
'''Hemophilus influenza type b vaccination''' | '''Hemophilus influenza type b vaccination''' | ||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |'''Hemophilus influenza type b (Hib)''' | |||
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===Other primary preventive measures=== | ===Other primary preventive measures=== | ||
'''Avoidance of risk factors''' | '''Avoidance of risk factors''' | ||
Revision as of 21:37, 4 January 2017
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Bacterial meningitis Microchapters |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Primary prevention
Primary preventive measures to prevent bacterial meningitis include the following
Vaccination
There are three types of vaccination available for prevention of bacterial meningitis from three bacterial agents. These include:
Pneumococcal vaccination
Meningococcal vaccination
Hemophilus influenza type b vaccination
| Vaccinations | |
| Type of Vaccination | Recommendations |
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| Pneumococcal |
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| Meningococcal |
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| Hemophilus influenza type b (Hib) |
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Other primary preventive measures
Avoidance of risk factors Droplet precaution Antimicrobial chemoprophylaxis