Inducement of Neisseria meningitidis resistance to ampicillin and penicillin in a patient with meningococcemia treated with high doses of ampicillin.
Goldani
L Z
LZ
Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000668:Ampicillin Resistance; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000187:drug effects*; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use
D010406:Penicillins; D000667:Ampicillin