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  • Title: [Therapy of meningitis (author's transl)].
    Author: Stille W, Helm E.
    Journal: MMW Munch Med Wochenschr; 1976 Dec 03; 118(49):1603-8. PubMed ID: 826809.
    Abstract:
    For the specific and unspecific treatment of purulent meningitis, penicillin, ampicillin and chloramphenicol are usually sufficient. Only resistant pathogens (Klebsiella, Pseudomonas among others) and meningitis in infants require other treatment. Cephalosporins and aminoglycosides only come into consideration for the treatment of very rare exceptional cases. The still relatively poor prognosis of purulent meningitis is largely independent of the efficacy of the treatment. Delay in beginning therapy, lack of intensive care, primary diseases and complications are principally responsible for this. Medicamentous prophylaxis is only possible for meningococcal meningitis. The distribution of antibiotics in the CSF is irregular. Also the antibacterial activity in the CSF is different from culture media.
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