Erschienen in:
01.05.2007 | Correspondence
Linezolid as rescue therapy for pneumococcal meningitis
verfasst von:
Paula Ramírez, Jose M. Sahuquillo, Concepción Cortés, Pedro Kot, Juan M. Bonastre
Erschienen in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Ausgabe 5/2007
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Excerpt
The classic treatment of choice for acute meningitis due to penicillin-resistant
Streptococcus pneumoniae is the combination of a third-generation cephalosporin, vancomycin, and dexamethasone [
1]. However, the frequent existence of multiresistant strains and the appearance on the market of new antibiotics with better bioavailability could make it necessary for us to reconsider the choice. …