Breakthrough bacteremia and meningitis during treatment with cephalosporins parenterally for pneumococcal pneumonia

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作者
Buckingham, SC
Brown, SP
San Joaquin, VH
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[1] Univ Oklahoma, Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Pediat, Oklahoma City, OK 73190 USA
[2] Univ Oklahoma, Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Family Med, Oklahoma City, OK 73190 USA
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10.1016/S0022-3476(98)70510-4
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
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An extended-spectrum cephalosporin has been considered appropriate therapy for non-meningeal infections caused by drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. We report a toddler who had breakthrough bacteremia and meningitis develop because of drug-resistant pneumococcus while receiving treatment with cefotaxime and cefuroxime for pneumonia.
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