title: [The choice of antibiotics in purulent meningitis without bacteriologic diagnosis].
abstract: A case of meningitis in a 16 month old boy caused by Hemophilus influenzae resistant to ampicillin is presented. The question is raised whether a third generation cephalosporin such as cefotaxime should be the drug of choice in the treatment of bacterial meningitis with unknown etiology.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Krarup
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Antibiotikavalg ved purulent meningitis uden bakteriologisk diagnose.