title: [Diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of pneumococcal meningitis in Africa (apropos of 119 cases)].
abstract: This study shows the extreme gravity of pneumococcal meningitis in Abidjan. The factors of bad prognosis are: male sex, coma, protein rate of the cerebral fluid equal to or higher than 3 g. Our statistical study shows evident superiority of cephacetrile to penicillin G and ampicillin.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003128:Coma / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins; D005947:Glucose
vernacular_title: Aspects diagnostiques et thérapeutiques de la méningite a pneumocoque en Afrique (à propos de 119 observations).