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Comparison of cotrimoxazole, ampicillin, and chloramphenicol in treatment of experimental Haemophilus influenzae type B meningitis.

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Perfect, JR; Lang, SD; Durack, DT
Published in: Antimicrob Agents Chemother
January 1980

To evaluate cotrimoxazole in the treatment of bacterial meningitis, we compared its action with that of ampicillin and chloramphenicol in experimental Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis. Both trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole penetrated well into the cerebrospinal fluid of infected rabbits, reaching 40 and 26%, respectively, of their simultaneous serum levels. Levels measured 30 and 60 min after intravenous injection exceeded the minimum inhibitory concentration of this combination for H. influenzae by 10- to 100-fold. The mean ratio of trimethoprim to sulfamethoxazole in cerebrospinal fluid was 1:22. Cotrimoxazole was as effective as ampicillin in therapy of beta-lactamase-negative H. influenzae meningitis and as effective as chloramphenicol for a beta-lactamase positive strain. These findings corroborate favorable preliminary clinical experience reported by others and indicate that cotrimoxazole deserves further study in the therapy of bacterial meningitis.

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Published In

Antimicrob Agents Chemother

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ISSN

0066-4804

Publication Date

January 1980

Volume

17

Issue

1

Start / End Page

43 / 48

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Trimethoprim
  • Time Factors
  • Sulfamethoxazole
  • Rabbits
  • Microbiology
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Meningitis, Haemophilus
  • Male
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
 

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Perfect, J. R., Lang, S. D., & Durack, D. T. (1980). Comparison of cotrimoxazole, ampicillin, and chloramphenicol in treatment of experimental Haemophilus influenzae type B meningitis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 17(1), 43–48. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.17.1.43
Perfect, J. R., S. D. Lang, and D. T. Durack. “Comparison of cotrimoxazole, ampicillin, and chloramphenicol in treatment of experimental Haemophilus influenzae type B meningitis.Antimicrob Agents Chemother 17, no. 1 (January 1980): 43–48. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.17.1.43.
Perfect, J. R., et al. “Comparison of cotrimoxazole, ampicillin, and chloramphenicol in treatment of experimental Haemophilus influenzae type B meningitis.Antimicrob Agents Chemother, vol. 17, no. 1, Jan. 1980, pp. 43–48. Pubmed, doi:10.1128/AAC.17.1.43.

Published In

Antimicrob Agents Chemother

DOI

ISSN

0066-4804

Publication Date

January 1980

Volume

17

Issue

1

Start / End Page

43 / 48

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Trimethoprim
  • Time Factors
  • Sulfamethoxazole
  • Rabbits
  • Microbiology
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Meningitis, Haemophilus
  • Male
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Drug Therapy, Combination