Successful Treatment of Ampicillin-Resistant Hemophilus influenzae Meningitis with Ceftizoxime in Children
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Meningitis due to Haemophilus influenzae resistant to ampicillin and chloramphenicol.
A case of ampicillin and chloramphenicol resistant Haemophilus influenzae meningitis successfully treated with cefotaxime is described.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
سال: 1985
ISSN: 1884-569X,0387-5911
DOI: 10.11150/kansenshogakuzasshi1970.59.799