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MENINGITIS CAUSED BY NEISSERIA CATARRHALIS
Author(s) -
Cocchi P.,
Ulivelli A.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1968.tb07320.x
Subject(s) - medicine , neisseria , chloramphenicol , erythromycin , microbiology and biotechnology , meningitis , throat , penicillin , neisseriaceae , antibiotics , neisseria meningitidis , pediatrics , bacteria , surgery , biology , genetics
Summary A case is reported of meningitis due to Neisseria catarrhalis in a 14‐month‐old infant. The organism was cultured from the spinal fluid and throat. The patient recovered after penicillins, erythromycin and chloramphenicol therapy.