In patients with bacterial meningitis, other treatment next to antibiotics may be indicated. Adjunctive dexamethasone therapy needs to be administered simultaneous with the antibiotics in most children and adults with bacterial meningitis, and consultation with an ENT specialist may be necessary to assess whether surgical treatment of otitis or sinusitis is indicated. Although the SWAB guidelines only cover antibiotic therapy and refers to the 2012 guidelines by the Dutch Society for Neurology (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Neurologie) for adjunctive treatments, the committee likes to stress the importance of these therapies.