Meningitis
Recognition and acute management of meningitis.
Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
Clinical Guidelines
CKS: Meningitis - bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease
National
ESCMID guideline: diagnosis and treatment of acute bacterial meningitisNational
NICE guideline [CG102]National
NICE guideline [NG240]National
NICE guideline [NG240]: Bacterial meningitis and meningococcal diseaseNational
NICE guideline [NG240]: Meningitis (bacterial) and meningococcal diseaseNational
SIGN: Management of invasive meningococcal disease in children and adultsNational
A clinical practice guideline for tuberculous meningitisLocal
Clinical Guidance for Meningococcal Disease | CDCLocal
Cryptococcosis: Adult and Adolescent OIs | NIHLocal
ESCMID guideline: diagnosis and treatment of acute bacterial meningitisLocal
IDSA 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Healthcare-Associated Ventriculitis and MeningitisLocal
NICE guideline [NG240]: Bacterial meningitis and meningococcal diseaseLocal
Practice Guidelines for the Management of Bacterial Meningitis (IDSA)Local
WHO Guidelines on Meningitis Diagnosis, Treatment, and CareLocal