Meningitis in Adults (cont.)
IN THIS ARTICLE
- Meningitis in Adults Overview
- Adult Meningitis Causes
- Adult Meningitis Symptoms
- When to Seek Medical Care
- Exams and Tests
- Adult Meningitis Treatment
- Self-Care at Home
- Medical Treatment
- Next Steps
- Prevention
- Vaccinations
- Outlook
- For More Information
- Web Links
- Synonyms and Keywords
- Authors and Editors
Authors and Editors
Author: Robert F Kacprowicz, MD, FAAEM, Residency Director, Emergency Medicine, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, San Antonio, TX, Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico School of MedicineCoauthor(s): Craig A Manifold, DO, Staff Emergency Physician, Baptist Health System, San Antonio, TX
Editor: Melissa Conrad Stoppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor, eMedicineHealth.com
Previous contributing editors:
Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD,
FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine,
Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy
Editor, eMedicine; Richard Harrigan, MD, Associate Professor, Department of
Emergency Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Temple University School of Medicine.
Last Editorial Review: 11/21/2007
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