Long-acting chloramphenicol versus intravenous ampicillin for treatment of bacterial meningitis.

Pécoul, B

Long-acting chloramphenicol versus intravenous ampicillin for treatment of bacterial meningitis. [electronic resource] - Lancet (London, England) Oct 1991 - 862-6 p. digital

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0140-6736

10.1016/0140-6736(91)91511-r doi


Ampicillin--therapeutic use
Child
Child, Preschool
Chloramphenicol--therapeutic use
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Haemophilus Infections--drug therapy
Haemophilus influenzae--drug effects
Humans
Infant
Injections, Intramuscular
Injections, Intravenous
Klebsiella pneumoniae--drug effects
Meningitis, Bacterial--complications
Meningitis, Meningococcal--drug therapy
Meningitis, Pneumococcal--drug therapy
Neisseria meningitidis--drug effects
Nervous System Diseases--etiology
Proteus mirabilis--drug effects
Streptococcus pneumoniae--drug effects
Survival Rate