Open AccessThe Treatment of Tuberculous Meningitis in Children with A Combination of Isoniazid, Rifampicin and Streptomycin (A preliminary report)
Author(s) -
Nastitin Rahajoe,
Noenoeng Rahajoe,
I Boediman,
Mardjanis Said,
Sinan Vidi Lazuardi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
paediatrica indonesiana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2338-476X
pISSN - 0030-9311
DOI - 10.14238/pi19.11-12.1979.285-94
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculous meningitis , streptomycin , isoniazid , rifampicin , tolerability , meningitis , tuberculosis , antibiotics , pediatrics , surgery , adverse effect , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , biology
Twenty-two cases of tuberculous meningitis have been treated with isoniazid, streptomycin and rifampicin and 19 cases with isoniazid, P.A.S. and streptomycin. Both groups received corticosteroid at the beginning of the treatment. The 2 groups were compared on the clinical and neurological improvement, duration of necessary hospitalization, the presence of sequelae, and the death rate. Also the tolerability of both regimens was compared.