Bacterial meningitis primary prevention

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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]

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: Pneumococcal vaccination
Meningococcal vaccination
Hemophilus influenza type b vaccination

Vaccinations
Type of Vaccination	Recommendations
Pneumococcal
Meningococcal
Hemophilus influenza type b (Hib)

Other primary preventive measures

Avoidance of risk factors Droplet precaution Antimicrobial chemoprophylaxis

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