title: Fulminant bacterial meningitis complicating sphenoid sinusitis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, USA.
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Beall
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nizet
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003221:Confusion / Q000209:etiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008580:Meningism / Q000209:etiology; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000150:complications; D015524:Sphenoid Sinusitis / Q000150:complications*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D002981:Clindamycin; D014640:Vancomycin; D002443:Ceftriaxone