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Jan 2025
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98. Meningitis Masterclass

Infectious Disease: Insights of Two Specialists
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Jame and Callum are joined by Dr Fiona McGill, lead author of the 2016 Joint Specialist Societies Meningitis Guidelines.

Listen to hear an overview of the epidemiology, presentation, diagnosis and management of both bacterial and viral meningitis in the UK.

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