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  • Title: [Therapy of bacterial meningitis].
    Author: Förster E.
    Journal: Z Gesamte Inn Med; 1977 Aug 01; 32(15):Suppl 231-2. PubMed ID: 919649.
    Abstract:
    The therapy of the bacterial purulent meningitis supports itself - at least in the causative organisms appearing most frequently - meningococci, pneumococci - on the application of a sufficiently high and sufficiently long penicillin therapy. In other causative organisms - pseudomonas, E. coli - the therapy demands the aimed use of other antibiotics (gentamycin, carbenicillin, polymyxin). The pneumococcal meningitis with pronounced reference to age shows the highest letality. The urgent admission to hospital must be demanded also when there is the slightest suspicion on the existence of a meningitis. Antibiotic therapy before admission may prevent the demonstration of causative organisms and thus inhibits the aimed therapy.
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