Which is the most appropriate initial treatment for Bacterial meningitis?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Immediate intravenous ceftriaxone
- Step 1: Bacterial meningitis is treated with immediate intravenous ceftriaxone.
Answer
Immediate intravenous ceftriaxone.
Why not the others: 'Oral antibiotics at home': the illness needs immediate intravenous therapy. 'Lumbar puncture first with antibiotics delayed': antibiotics must not wait for the puncture. 'Intravenous aciclovir alone': it treats herpes encephalitis, not bacterial meningitis.
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