[Shortened antibiotic therapy of meningococcal meningitis: 5-day administration of ceftriaxone]

J C Auvergnat; J Y Le Tallec; B Marchou; P Massip; J P Carrière; M Armengaud

[Shortened antibiotic therapy of meningococcal meningitis: 5-day administration of ceftriaxone]

Pathol Biol (Paris). 1988 Jun;36(5 Pt 2):735-7.

[Article in French]

Authors

J C Auvergnat¹, J Y Le Tallec, B Marchou, P Massip, J P Carrière, M Armengaud

Affiliation

¹ Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, CHU Purpan, Toulouse, France.

PMID: 3054758

Abstract

In an open study, twenty cases of meningococcal meningitis have been treated by ceftriaxone for five days. Therapeutic results presented in this study are consistent with findings reported in similar conditions, and agree for shortened treatment of meningococcal meningitis with ceftriaxone.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Adult
Ceftriaxone / administration & dosage*
Ceftriaxone / adverse effects
Drug Administration Schedule
Drug Tolerance
Female
Humans
Infant
Injections, Intravenous
Male
Meningitis, Meningococcal / drug therapy*

Substances

Ceftriaxone