Prevention of Bacterial meningitis

Prevention list: Methods of prevention of Bacterial meningitis mentioned in various sources includes those listed below. This prevention information is gathered from various sources, and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Bacterial meningitis.

• Vaccinations
  • HIB conjugate vaccine - a widely used vaccine that has greatly reduced Hib incidence.
  • Polysaccharide meningococcal vaccine - protects against 4 meningococcal strains: A, C, Y, and W135.
  • Conjugate meningococcal C vaccine - a newer meningococcal vaccine that works for infants but only against subtype C.
  • Polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine - older vaccine; not for under 2 years.
  • Conjugate pneumococcal vaccine - newer vaccine that works for infants.
• Avoid sharing saliva - avoids contagion of meningococcal disease
  • Avoid sharing food or drink
  • Avoid sharing cigarrettes
  • Avoid sharing mouthguards
  • Avoid sharing cosmetics
• Avoid droplet or fluid contagion - mainly for bacterial meningitis.
  • Hand washing
  • Avoid touching face
  • Avoid contact with known cases
• Preventive antibiotics - usually only for known contacts of a confirmed case of bacterial meningitis.

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