Rifampicin in pneumococcal meningoencephalitis.
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Rifampicin in pneumococcal meningoencephalitis.
The cases are reported of two infants with pneumococcal meningitis in whom initial antibiotic treatment was ineffective despite the organisms being sensitive to the drugs used. A clinical and radiological diagnosis of meningoencephalitis was made. A rapid improvement followed the addition of rifampicin treatment.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.71.1.77