Optimize Dexamethasone Dispensing for Meningitis in Kids

Hospitals will see an increase in steroid orders for kids with bacterial meningitis, since new studies support boosting their use.

Meningitis is a deadly viral or bacterial infection of the tissue lining the brain. Thankfully, several vaccines (pneumococcal, Hib, etc) have lowered the rate of bacterial meningitis over the past few decades.

But cases still pop up, and survivors can have serious neurological complications...learning difficulties, hearing loss, etc.