Inducement of Neisseria meningitidis resistance to ampicillin and penicillin in a patient with meningococcemia treated with high doses of ampicillin

Clin Infect Dis. 1998 Mar;26(3):772. doi: 10.1086/517128.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Ampicillin / therapeutic use
  • Ampicillin Resistance*
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Meningococcal Infections / drug therapy*
  • Neisseria meningitidis / drug effects*
  • Penicillin Resistance*
  • Penicillins / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Penicillins
  • Ampicillin