Ampicillin Compared with Penicillin and Chloramphenicol Combined in the Treatment of Bacterial Meningitis.

Abstract

The report is a prospective treatment study of 187 patients with purulent meningitis admitted to the Abbassia Fever Hospital, Cairo, U.A.R. The causative organism was grown from the spinal fluid in 66% of the cases. Of the culture positive cases, 49% were due to Neisseria meningitidis, 29% to Diplococcus pneumoniae, 12% to Haemophilus influenzae and 10% to miscellaneous organisms. The data indicate that these are the predominant organisms causing meningitis in the U.A.R. and that ampicillin is an effective single drug in the treatment of bacterial meningitis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0771853

Entities

People

  • H. A. El- Ela
  • M. W. Yassin
  • N. I. Girgis
  • R. E. Burdick
  • W. R. Sanborn

Organizations

  • Naval Medical Research Unit Three

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Bacteria
  • Bacterial Infections
  • Biomedical Research
  • Blood
  • Blood Transfusions
  • Cell Count
  • Central Nervous System
  • Health Services
  • Infection
  • Medical Personnel
  • Meningitis
  • Navy
  • Nervous System
  • New York
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology