Abstract
To the Editor.— In a case report, Arditi et al1 d cefuroxime treatment failure in a child with Haemophilus influenzae meningitis. They substituted ceftriaxone for cefuroxime, but they did not mention that ceftniaxone treatment regimens have been associated with two problems. The first is the basis of a case report which described delayed sterilization of H influenzae type B meningitis under management with ceftriaxone.2 The infant had a positive cerebrospinal fluid culture after 3 days (six doses) of ceftriaxone.
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