Abstract
We report the case of a 3-month-old boy suffering from an acute bacterial meningitis due to a multi-resistant strain of Haemophilus influenzae type b. Also presented is our current strategy of treatment and chemoprophylaxis of Haemophilus influenzae meningitis in children.
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- CSF:
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cerebrospinal fluid
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Moulin, D., Lebecque, P., Mancilla, V. et al. Fatal meningitis due to multi-resistant Haemophilus influenzae type b. Eur J Pediatr 144, 259–260 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00451955
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