Neisseria meningitidis

General Susceptibility

  • Optimal therapy is ceftriaxone due to CNS penetration and susceptibility.

  • Penicillin may be used once susceptibilities are available.

  • For penicillin or cephalosporin anaphylaxis, chloramphenicol is an option and there may be a role for fluoroquinolones.

  • Please discuss with ID.