What is the first choice for epidemic meningitis?

Epidemic meningitis is purulent meningitis caused by meningococcus meningitidis, so the first treatment should be antibiotic anti-infection treatment, antibiotics should be selected penicillin or cephalosporins drugs, followed by symptomatic support treatment, symptomatic support treatment includes dehydration to reduce intracranial pressure drugs, reduce brain edema. Patients with fever or febrile convulsions can be injected chlorpromazine, physical cooling. Adrenocorticosteroids may be used to reduce toxemia, and if the patient exhibits respiratory failure, endotracheal intubation or tracheotomy may be performed, with central respiratory stimulants and artificial respiration if necessary.