If you have bacterial meningitis, you will continue to receive antibiotics until the infection is cured, possibly for as long as two weeks. Because bacterial meningitis is contagious, you will probably stay in an isolated room for at least 48 hours.acterial meningitis. The bacterial form of meningitis is especially life-threatening and must be treated quickly. You will likely be admitted to the hospital to receive antibiotics intravenously until the doctor receives the results of a spinal tap.
Confidence votes 29. The suffix 'ic' means 'of or pertaining to' and examples would be: pathetic, scientific, historic, artistic, enthusiastic, etc.
A letter or a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning. For example, adding the suffix -ter to the adjective hot turns it into the comparative adjective hotter, and adding the suffix -ly to the adjective quick turns it into the adverb quickly. Other examples of words with suffixes are: âwilling,â âmanagement,â âserviceable,â âharmonize,â and âjoyful.â (Compare prefix.)