Meningitis with beta-lactam-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae: the need for early repeat lumbar puncture

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1993 Sep;12(9):782-4. doi: 10.1097/00006454-199309000-00019.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid / microbiology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Chloramphenicol Resistance
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Meningitis, Pneumococcal / drug therapy*
  • Meningitis, Pneumococcal / microbiology
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Spinal Puncture*
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / drug effects*
  • beta-Lactams

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • beta-Lactams