Bacterial meningitis should be reported as soon as SUSPECTED by telephone to Public Health
Nova Scotia - Reporting Notifiable Diseases and Conditions
Droplet / contact precautions
Dexamethasone 10 mg IV before antibiotics
THEN
Ceftriaxone 2 g IV q12h
AND
Vancomycin 25 mg/kg IV x 1, see vancomycin nomogram
+/-
Ampicillin 2 g IV x 1 (then dose for renal impairment)
If risk factors for Listeria: