Treating Pseudomonas cepacia meningitis with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
An infant with neonatal meningitis caused by Pseudomonas cepacia responded promptly to treatment with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim) after other abtibiotics had failed. Pseudomonas cepacia has proven to be resistant to most of the commonly used antibiotics.
D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008581:Meningitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000472:pathogenicity; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D004338:Drug Combinations; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole