Penicillin-resistant pneumococcal meningitis in Israel

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作者：

Steinberg, T

Rachmel, A

Samra, Z

Ashkenazi, S

机构：

[1] Schneider Childrens Med Ctr Israel, Dept Pediat, IL-49202 Petah Tiqwa, Israel

[2] Schneider Childrens Med Ctr Israel, Dept Clin Microbiol, IL-49202 Petah Tiqwa, Israel

[3] Tel Aviv Univ, Sackler Fac Med, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel

来源：

ISRAEL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES | 1997年 / 33卷 / 11期

关键词：

meningitis; pneumococci; penicillin;

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中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (PRP) is of worldwide concern. Treatment failures and fatalities of meningitis caused by PRP have been reported in other locations but not yet in Israel. We describe an Ii-month-old infant with meningitis caused by PRP who failed to respond to initial treatment with cefotaxime. Vancomycin treatment caused a prompt cure. The minimal inhibitory concentrations of the isolate to penicillin, cefuroxime and cefotaxime were 1.0, 4.0 and 1.0 mu g/ml, respectively. New guidelines for the treatment of meningitis in Israel are suggested.

引用

页码：757 / 759

页数：3

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