PNEUMOCOCCAL MENINGITIS IN A CHILD WITH A VENTRICULO-PERITONEAL SHUNT

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OKEEFFE, PT [1 ]
BAYSTON, R [1 ]
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[1] INST CHILD HLTH,LONDON WC1N 1EH,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0163-4453(91)91066-7
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
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A case of pneumôcoccal meningitis in an infant with a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt is reported. There was initial failure of treatment with penicillin and cefotaxime in full dosage. Eradication of infection without shunt removal was eventually achieved by adding rifampicin to the antibiotic regime. © 1991 The British Society for the Study of Infection.
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