Publication | Closed Access
Penicillin-resistant pneumococcal meningitis.
20
Citations
0
References
1978
Year
Drug ResistanceHealthcare-associated InfectionRespiratory InfectionInfection ControlBacterial MeningitisPhysical ExaminationAntimicrobial ResistancePenicillin-resistant Pneumococcal MeningitisHealth SciencesTuberculosisSeptember 1976Clinical Infectious DiseaseClinical MicrobiologyAntibioticsPathogenesisPediatricsClinical InfectionInitial Physical ExaminationMedicine
The problem of pneumococcal meningitis due to a relatively penicillin-insensitive organism was noted by Paredes et al. (Pediatrics 58:378, September 1976) and by others.1 We have recently had experience with a similar case. The patient was an 8-month-old black boy with a one-week history of coryza and a one-day history of fever. Initial physical examination revealed a febrile (39.4 C), irritable, lethargic child with otherwise normal results of physical examination. Initial laboratory results showed a hemoglobin level of 10 gm/dl and a WBC count of 13,500/cu mm (56% polymorphonuclear leukocytes; 27% band forms; 15% lymphocytes; 1% monocytes; 1% eosinophils).