title: [Pseudomonas cepacia meningitis: report of 3 cases].
abstract: Pseudomonas cepacia (Ps. cepacia), usually a non-pathogenic organism, has been described recently as a cause of human disease. The authors have recently observed 3 children with meningitis caused by Ps. cepacia. These cases were treated successfully with an oral administration of Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim, after treatment with antibiotics had failed. Case 1 was a 7 month old male with a V-P shunt, who had suffered from hydrocephalus following intraventricular hemorrhage in the neonatal period.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000601:surgery; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole