Dr. Jay Fisher is back on PEM Rules to discuss his experience with Bacterial Meningitis, a rare (and terrible) condition that is high on my list of "I Never Want to Miss It".

Here are the articles Jay discussed:

References

Clinical Features Suggestive of Meningitis in Children:A Systematic Review of Prospective Data. Pediatrics 2010;126(5);952-960.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20974781/

Bulging fontanelle in febrile infants as a predictorof bacterial meningitis. European Journal of Pediatrics (2021) 180:1243–1248.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33169238/

Here is the link to the picture of the CSF of the patient discussed in the episode.

https://pemrules.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/csf.png