Template:Elderly adult meningitis antibiotics

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  • Ceftriaxone 2gm (50mg/kg) IV BID daily PLUS
  • Vancomycin 15-20 mg/kg IV BID daily PLUS
  • Ampicillin 2 g q4h (hourly if listeria suspected)[1]
  1. [Guideline] Chaudhuri A, Martinez-Martin P, Kennedy PG, et al. EFNS guideline on the management of community-acquired bacterial meningitis: report of an EFNS Task Force on acute bacterial meningitis in older children and adults. Eur J Neurol. 2008 Jul. 15(7):649-59.