Abstract
During the brief period which has elapsed since aureomycin and chloramphenicol were added to the impressive group of potent and relatively nontoxic antibiotics, their usefulness has been established in the treatment of various viral, rickettsial and bacterial maladies. Certain infections, such as those reported in this paper, are observed so rarely that it is impossible for any one observer to adequately evaluate the efficacy of these newer antibiotics. By necessity one must, therefore, resort to reports of single cases. This report summarizes observations made on 2 patients who were treated with aureomycin for bacterial meningitis, which was caused in one by Bacillus pyocyaneus (Pseudomonas aeruginosa), and in the other by Bacillus aerogenes (Aerobacter aerogenes). After aureomycin therapy both patients recovered from the infection. REPORT OF CASES Case 1.— J. U., a 9 year old boy weighing 32 Kg., was admitted to the Children's Hospital on March 3, 1949. Clinical and
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