Meningitis due to Hemophilus influenza
Despite the availability of potent newer antibiotics, the mortality rate due to acute bacterial meningitis remains significantly high in India and other developing countries; ranging from 16 - 32%. A 10-year-old female child presented to us with fever, vomiting, and convulsion. Signs of meningial ir...
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| author | Manjula Vagarali M B Kamat S C Metgud S G Karadesai |
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| description | Despite the availability of potent newer antibiotics, the mortality rate due to acute bacterial meningitis remains significantly high in India and other developing countries; ranging from 16 - 32%. A 10-year-old female child presented to us with fever, vomiting, and convulsion. Signs of meningial irritation were present. Hemophilus influenzae was identified in the laboratory. The child showed improvement with ceftriaxone and amikacin, and thus, the patient recovered satisfactorily. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ed44b0c033884f1abb32ef2045bd76ac2022-12-21T19:53:59ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of the Scientific Society0974-50092012-01-01391323310.4103/0974-5009.96471Meningitis due to Hemophilus influenzaManjula VagaraliM B KamatS C MetgudS G KaradesaiDespite the availability of potent newer antibiotics, the mortality rate due to acute bacterial meningitis remains significantly high in India and other developing countries; ranging from 16 - 32%. A 10-year-old female child presented to us with fever, vomiting, and convulsion. Signs of meningial irritation were present. Hemophilus influenzae was identified in the laboratory. The child showed improvement with ceftriaxone and amikacin, and thus, the patient recovered satisfactorily.http://www.jscisociety.com/article.asp?issn=0974-5009;year=2012;volume=39;issue=1;spage=32;epage=33;aulast=VagaraliHemophilus meningitis |
| spellingShingle | Manjula Vagarali M B Kamat S C Metgud S G Karadesai Meningitis due to Hemophilus influenza Journal of the Scientific Society Hemophilus meningitis |
| title | Meningitis due to Hemophilus influenza |
| title_full | Meningitis due to Hemophilus influenza |
| title_fullStr | Meningitis due to Hemophilus influenza |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meningitis due to Hemophilus influenza |
| title_short | Meningitis due to Hemophilus influenza |
| title_sort | meningitis due to hemophilus influenza |
| topic | Hemophilus meningitis |
| url | http://www.jscisociety.com/article.asp?issn=0974-5009;year=2012;volume=39;issue=1;spage=32;epage=33;aulast=Vagarali |
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