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- J Sarlangue, C Castella, and P Lehours.
- Département de pédiatrie médicale, hôpital des Enfants, CHU de Bordeaux, place A.-Raba-Léon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France. jean.sarlangue@chu-bordeaux.fr
- Med Mal Infect. 2009 Jul 1; 39 (7-8): 521-30.
AbstractThe potential severity of meningitis in infants and children requires an optimized initial empirical therapy, mainly based on direct cerebro spinal fluid (CSF) examination, and rapid therapeutic adaptation according to bacterial identification and susceptibility. Combination treatment including cefotaxim (300 mg/kg per day) or ceftriaxone (100mg/kg per day) and vancomycine (60 mg/kg per day) remains the standard first line if pneumococcal meningitis cannot be ruled out. A simple treatment with third generation cephalosporin can be used for Neisseria meningitidis or Haemophilus influenzae meningitis, aminoglycosides must be added in case of Enterobacteriacae, mainly before 3 months of age. Second line antibiotic therapy is adapted according to the clinical and bacteriological response on Day 2. When the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of pneumococcal strain is less than 0.5mg/L, third generation cephalosporin should be continued alone for a total of 10 days. In other cases, a second lumbar puncture is necessary and the initial regimen, with or without rifampicin combination, should be used for 14 days. Amoxicillin during 3 weeks, associated with gentamycin or cotrimoxazole is recommended for listeriosis.
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