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Meningitis 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) - medicine , vomiting , meningitis , convulsion , antibiotics , ceftriaxone , amikacin , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , epilepsy , psychiatry , biology

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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