Recrudescence of H. influenzae meningitis after therapy with ampicillin. Late recurrence may result from diminishing levels of ampicillin in the cerebrospinal fluid secondary to decreasing meningeal permeability and too early reduction in dose.

Subjects

Subjects :

Ampicillin administration & dosage
Ampicillin cerebrospinal fluid
Blood-Brain Barrier
Chronic Disease
Humans
Infant
Male
Meninges
Permeability
Ampicillin therapeutic use
Meningitis, Haemophilus drug therapy

Details

Language :

English

ISSN :

0009-9228

Volume :

9

Issue :

1

Database :

MEDLINE

Journal :

Clinical pediatrics

Publication Type :

Academic Journal

Accession number :

5410373

Full Text :

https://doi.org/10.1177/000992287000900114