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Bacterial meningitis antibiotic treatment

R Cohen1, J Raymond2, L Hees3

  • 1Groupe de Pathologie Infectieuse Pédiatrique (GPIP) de la Société française de pédiatrie, Saint Maur des Fossés, France; ACTIV (Association Clinique et Thérapeutique Infantile du Val de Marne), 27 rue Inkermann, 94100 Saint-Maur des Fossés, France; Université Paris Est, IMRB- GRC GEMINI, 94000 Créteil, France; Centre de Recherche Clinique (CRC) et Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal (CHI), 40 avenue de Verdun, 94010 Créteil, France; Unité Court Séjour, Petits Nourrissons, Service de Néonatologie, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil (CHI), 40 avenue de Verdun, 94010 Créteil, France.

Archives De Pediatrie : Organe Officiel De La Societe Francaise De Pediatrie
|January 2, 2018
PubMed
Summary

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines have eliminated meningitis caused by cephalosporin-resistant pneumococcus. Initial vancomycin treatment for pneumococcal meningitis is no longer recommended, reserving it for resistant cases.

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