Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis resistant to ampicillin and chloramphenicol.
- 30 June 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 61 (7) , 691-692
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.61.7.691
Abstract
We report two cases of meningitis due to Haemophilus influenzae type b resistant to ampicillin and chloramphenicol. In one child the meningitis was preceded by pneumonia and pleural effusion. Both children responded to treatment with cefotaxime.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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