Which is true regarding treatment of meningitis?
A) Empiric treatment in adults consists of ceftriaxone 2g IV.
B) There is no evidence to support dexamethasone in infants with meningitis especially with Hib meningitis.
C) Strep pneumoniae is becoming increasingly resistant to ceftriaxone in Australia as well as penicillin.
D) Neisseria meningitis has high rates of resistance to benzylpen, so ceftriaxone is the first treatment of choice now.
E) There is no parental treatment available for cryptocccocal meningitis.
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