Microlesson: Meningitis Exposures

Submitted by APIC Education Committee members: Susan Fletcher-Gutowski, MT, MS, CIC, CFPH, FAPIC; Kim Strelczyk, RN, MSN, FAPIC, CIC; Jenay Beshears, RN, MSN, CIC; and Kyle Mataya RN, CIC, LTC-CIP, CRCST. 

Microlesson: Meningitis Exposures

This microlesson will cover the differences between viral and bacterial meningitis, personal protective equipment and transmission-based precautions required for Meningococcal meningitis, and post-exposure prophylaxis required for true exposures to meningococcal disease.