Cefotaxime and ceftriaxone cerebrospinal fluid levels during treatment of bacterial meningitis in children

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 408-411

  Goldwater, Paul N ^a,b  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic levels; Cefotaxime; Ceftriaxone; Cerebrospinal fluid; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MENINGITIS, HAEMOPHILUS; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL;

EID: 26944499424     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2005.08.005     Document Type: Article

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