title: Rifampicin+ceftriaxone versus vancomycin+ceftriaxone in the treatment of penicillin- and cephalosporin-resistant pneumococcal meningitis in an experimental rabbit model.
abstract: This study was planned to compare the efficacy of ceftriaxone+vancomycin with ceftriaxone+rifampicin in a rabbit model of penicillin and cephalosporin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis. Meningitis was induced by intracisternal inoculation of S. pneumoniae. After 18 h of incubation, Group 1 was given saline solution (control group), whilst Groups 2 and 3 were given ceftriaxone+vancomycin and ceftriaxone+rifampicin, respectively. Cerebrospinal fluid bacterial concentrations were measured at 0, 2, 12, 14 and 24 h after therapy was initiated. In the control group, bacterial growth was present at all time points, whereas no growth was observed in either the ceftriaxone+vancomycin group or the ceftriaxone+rifampicin group after 2 h of therapy. Ceftriaxone+rifampicin was found to be as effective as ceftriaxone+vancomycin in the treatment of penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae meningitis in experimental rabbit model.
authors.affiliation: Kütahya State Hospital Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Clinic, Kütahya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bedia Mutay
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Suntur
authors.forename: Taskin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yurtseven
authors.forename: Oguz Resat
authors.initials: OR
authors.lastname: Sipahi
authors.forename: Cagri
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Buke
authors.forename: Munir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buke
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018550:Cephalosporin Resistance; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D011817:Rabbits; D012293:Rifampin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D012293:Rifampin