Hemophilus influenzae meningitis in an adult.
Hemophilus influenzae type B is no longer considered a rare cause of adult meningitis. Clinical presentation is no different from that of other types of bacterial meningitis. When H influenzae is suspected on the basis of CSF examination, the preferred treatment is chloramphenicol (Chloromycetin) with or without ampicillin until ampicillin susceptibility or beta-lactamase production is determined.
D000367:Age Factors; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008583:Meningitis, Haemophilus / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D002701:Chloramphenicol; D000667:Ampicillin; D012293:Rifampin