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WHO guidelines on meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care[58]

Published by:World Health Organization

Last published:2025

WHO recommendations for management of serious bacterial infections in infants aged 0-59 days[100]

Published by:World Health Organization

Last published:2024

Meningitis (bacterial) and meningococcal disease: recognition, diagnosis and management[57]

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)

Last published:2024

Guidelines for the management of suspected and confirmed bacterial meningitis in Canadian children older than two months of age[98]

Published by:Canadian Paediatric Society

Last published:2020

2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America's clinical practice guidelines for healthcare-associated ventriculitis and meningitis[99]

Published by:Infectious Diseases Society of America

Last published:2017

Early management of suspected meningitis and meningococcal sepsis in immunocompetent adults[154]

Published by:Meningitis Research Foundation (UK)

Last published:2016

ESCMID guideline: diagnosis and treatment of acute bacterial meningitis[59]

Published by:European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Last published:2016

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