Have a low threshold to start treatment for a suspected meningitis. If meningococcal disease is suspected and unless there is a history of anaphylaxis to penicillins, give Penicillin G (benzylpenicillin) preferentially as an intravenous dose or alternatively as an IMI dose of benzyl or procaine penicillin. Note that IMI antibiotics are given proximally, into a warm … Continue reading Meningococcaemia