CEFOTAXIME IN THE TREATMENT OF BACTERIAL MENINGITIS
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Prospective randomized comparison of cefepime and cefotaxime for treatment of bacterial meningitis in infants and children.
Ninety infants and children were prospectively randomized to receive cefepime (n = 43) or cefotaxime (n = 47) for therapy of bacterial meningitis. The two treatment groups were comparable in terms of age, duration of illness before enrollment, history of seizures, clinical status on admission, and etiology. Six (7%) patients died--two treated with cefepime and four treated with cefotaxime. Clin...
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The purpose of this report is to review the evidence for efficacy of the new cephalosporin compounds and to provide a basis for determining the most appropriate initial empiric regimen for treating bacterial meningitis in infants and children. For a more complete discussion concerning diagnosis and management of meningitis, the reader is referred to a recently published report by a task force a...
متن کاملTreatment of Bacterial Meningitis
The purpose of this report is to review the evidence for efficacy of the new cephalosporin compounds and to provide a basis for determining the most appropriate initial empiric regimen for treating bacterial meningitis in infants and children. For a more complete discussion concerning diagnosis and management of meningitis, the reader is referred to a recently published report by a task force a...
متن کاملTreatment of Bacterial Meningitis
The purpose of this report is to review the evidence for efficacy of the new cephalosporin compounds and to provide a basis for determining the most appropriate initial empiric regimen for treating bacterial meningitis in infants and children. For a more complete discussion concerning diagnosis and management of meningitis, the reader is referred to a recently published report by a task force a...
متن کاملTreatment of Bacterial Meningitis
The purpose of this report is to review the evidence for efficacy of the new cephalosporin compounds and to provide a basis for determining the most appropriate initial empiric regimen for treating bacterial meningitis in infants and children. For a more complete discussion concerning diagnosis and management of meningitis, the reader is referred to a recently published report by a task force a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198404001-01052