Open AccessMeningitis due to Hemophilus influenza
Author(s) -
Manjula. Vagarali,
MB Kamat,
SC Metgud,
SG Karadesai
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of the scientific society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7127
pISSN - 0974-5009
DOI - 10.4103/0974-5009.96471
Subject(s) - vomiting , medicine , meningitis , ceftriaxone , antibiotics , convulsion , amikacin , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , epilepsy , psychiatry
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