Successful treatment of Pasteurella multocida meningitis with aztreonam.
This is the first reported case of the successful treatment of Pasteurella multocida meningitis with aztreonam in a patient with multiple antibiotic allergies.
Jordan
Edward F
EF
Internal Medicine Department, Olean General Hospital, Olean, New York.
Nye
Melinda B
MB
Luque
Amneris E
AE
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001398:Aztreonam / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001398:Aztreonam