Taking the Referral about a Suspected Case of Meningoencephalitis (22 Nov 2021)

Dr Jonathan Bardgett interviews Dr Ollie Lloyd about the types and causes of meningitis and the approach to identifying when the patient presents, management and when to carry out a lumbar puncture and what to look for. Dr Lloyd is a registrar (ST5) in Infectious Diseases at RIDU, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh -- Resources -- https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd004405.pub5 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2016.01.007 https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2009.075598 https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa040845