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Recurrence of Listeria monocytogenes meningitis
J Richards1, R A Swann, A W Ponton
1Public Health Laboratory, Leicester Royal Infirmary, U.K.
The Journal of Infection
|January 1, 1988
Abstract:
A case of Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in a 3-year-old boy which relapsed after chloramphenicol treatment is described. The patient was subsequently successfully treated with ampicillin and gentamicin and made a complete recovery. In vitro studies confirmed the inadequacy of chloramphenicol therapy. The value of combination therapy, as evidenced by chessboard and killing-curve techniques with the strain, is discussed.