Intraventricular administration of rifampin for tuberculous meningitis.
A case of tuberculous meningitis associated with cerebral tuberculomas, and resistant to antituberculous therapy is reported. Repeated injections of rifampin, administered through an intraventricular Ommaya drain, provided an effective control of the meningeal infection.
D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D012293:Rifampin