Choice of regimen for directed therapy for meningitis

When the pathogen has been microbiologically confirmed and the results of susceptibility testing are available, choose the appropriate directed regimen; see:

• Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcal) meningitis
• Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal) meningitis
• Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis
• Listeria monocytogenes meningoencephalitis
• Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus) meningitis
• Streptococcus suis meningitis
• Enterobacterales meningitis
• Cryptococcal meningitis.

Advice on the management of meningitis is also included for:

• Healthcare-associated meningitis (including CSF shunt-related ventriculitis)
• Eosinophilic meningitis
• Recurrent benign lymphocytic meningitis.