title: Use of ciprofloxacin in an infant with ventriculitis.
abstract: Ciprofloxacin was used successfully in a neonate with ventriculitis caused by a multiply resistant strain of Enterobacter cloacae. Limited pharmacokinetic data indicated that adequate concentrations of drug could be attained in cerebrospinal fluid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Goepp
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Dick
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Stokoe
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eiden
mesh_terms: D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D016972:Enterobacter cloacae / Q000187:drug effects; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant
chemical_list: D002939:Ciprofloxacin