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===Vaccination===
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There are three types of vaccination available for prevention of bacterial meningitis from three bacterial agents. These include:
There are three types of vaccination available for prevention of bacterial meningitis from three bacterial agents. These include:
'''Pneumococcal vaccination'''<br>
'''Meningococcal vaccination'''<br>
'''Hemophilus influenza type b vaccination'''


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Revision as of 21:40, 4 January 2017

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]

Overview

Primary prevention

Primary preventive measures to prevent bacterial meningitis include the following

Vaccination

There are three types of vaccination available for prevention of bacterial meningitis from three bacterial agents. These include:

Vaccinations
Type of Vaccination Recommendations
Pneumococcal
Meningococcal
Hemophilus influenza type b (Hib)
Other preventive measures
Preventive strategy Recommendations
Avoidance of risk factors
Droplet precaution
Chemoprophylaxis

Other primary preventive measures

Avoidance of risk factors Droplet precaution Antimicrobial chemoprophylaxis

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